The perversion of class consciousness in Nigeria
If lower class Nigerians channelled their resentment, rather than begrudge other ordinary Nigerians struggling to make a living, chances are their lot would improve tremendously.
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The trials of Jelili Atiku
Atiku's street performances - biting critiques of Nigeria's ruling class - encourages participation. Which is often too much for the local ruling class.
From Lisbon to Lagos
It's the end of the year, so Hipsters Dont Dance made a "Top World Carnival Collabs" of 2015.
A locally-driven vision of African identity and space
Using Instagram, photographer Fati Abubakar wants to take us beyond Boko Haram in Nigeria's Borno State.
When Pelé ended a war
From July 1967 to January 1970, Nigeria was engaged in civil war. Apparently, one person could make the war pause: The G.O.A.T., Pelé.
When I was in school, being African was a diss
Here's Hipsters Don’t Dance's monthly installment of "Top World Carnival Tunes" for July 2015.
Arthur Ashe and the Military Coup
In 1976, the American tennis star, Arthur Ashe, went to play in a tennis tournament in Lagos and promptly found himself in the middle of a coup by Nigeria's military.
For Love of God
In the work of the novelist, Okey Ndibe, the influences of the United States, especially that everything is available for a price, is everywhere in Nigeria.
Flying to Frankfurt with a Super Eagle
The author writes about a fleeting encounter with the former captain of Nigeria's national football team, Sunday Oliseh.
Blood dripping from his head
A painful, violent story of migration captured in the song "Lagos" - for our series "Liner Notes," in which musicians talk about making music.
Vice News and the war against Boko Haram
It’s not really about Nigeria, and it’s not for Nigerians. Rather it’s a story, popular in America, about brave soldiers fighting terrorists.
How to Govern Nigeria
The historic change that happened with the election of General Muhammadu Buhari has hopefully set the country on a way to rethink its brand of federalism.
Jonathan runs out of Goodluck
Goodluck Jonathan becomes the first incumbent president in the Nigeria's history, since the advent of democratic rule in 1999, to lose to the opposition.
The General
Twitter has declared General Muhammadu Buhari as President-Elect of Nigeria, Africa's biggest democracy.