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Who Invented Paper? A New Discovery in Egypt Upends The Consensus
A recent find at a long-neglected site reveals it was used there more than 2,000 years before first appearing in China By Lydia Wilson When [Read more …]
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Nigerian Author Ayòbámi Adébáyò: I Don’t Want To Be Read For Some Kind Of Anthropology
Six years after her acclaimed debut Stay With Me, the writer is back with a novel that shines a light on the social inequalities of [Read more …]
Murder, Kidnapping And Arson: Nigerian Pirates Switch Targets From Ships To Shore
Attacks on commercial vessels have dropped thanks to more security around the country’s coast – but small fishing communities are facing brutal assault Under a [Read more …]
Jim Allison: The Man Who Cracked Cancer For Mankind
Jim Allison is an iconoclastic scientist who toiled in obscurity for years. Then he helped crack a mystery that may save millions of lives: Why [Read more …]
Beyond Beliefs: Does Religious Faith Lead To A Happier, Healthier Life?
In his Pensées, published posthumously in 1670, the French philosopher Blaise Pascal appeared to establish a foolproof argument for religious commitment, which he saw as a kind [Read more …]
‘Exposed To Horrendous Things’: UK Young People Speak Out Against Evangelical Church
Ex-followers of Universal Church of the Kingdom of God say they felt pressure to give money and were told demons caused mental health issues Rachael [Read more …]
FOR THE RECORD: History Beckons And I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1), By Soludo
Being an open-letter response to the attack on the person of the Governor, Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, CFR, by supporters of the Presidential Candidate [Read more …]
News Analysis: Buhari, APC And A Legacy Unsung By Cantankerous Spokesmen
By Akombo Aondona, Abuja Lai Muhammed, Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu, Tolu Ogunlesi, Bashir Ahmad and Ajuri Ngelale are all household names in Nigeria today as [Read more …]
How Buhari Lost 2015 Momentum, By Inuwa Bwala
Mr. Inuwa Bwala is a politician and former commissioner for information and culture as well as Home Affairs to two ex-governors of Borno and Nasarawa [Read more …]
‘He Bought Me Like A Chicken’: How Nigerians Patronise Modern Slavery Markets In Niger Republic
Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in West Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’ Al-Husseina Amadou [Read more …]