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Living Differently in a World That Wants You to Conform

1 Peter 1:17–21 Every generation faces pressure. Some pressures come openly. Others arrive quietly, disguised as common sense, modern wisdom, or social expectation. But pressure has one objective: to make people conform. In a city like Lagos, conformity can happen almost without notice. The culture around us constantly tells us what success should look like, what happiness should look like, and even what morality should look like. Slowly, people begin to adjust themselves to fit the expectations of the environment around them. The challenge is not new. The believers to whom Peter wrote lived in a world that often stood in opposition to their faith.

Should Jonathan Run (Away)?

By Wole Olaoye If Dr Goodluck Jonathan were my brother, I would find a quiet place to have a heart-to-heart fraternal talk with him. Don’t Run “My dear brother, God has been so kind to you that He could be accused of being partial. Imagine, in a country of 200 million people, He picked you from the stable and enthroned you above everybody else. Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President and President. You ruled Nigeria for six whole years! You were not perfect, to say the least, but the whole nation saluted you when you conceded defeat in 2015. We were all proud of

Men’s Depression: The Silent Pain Many Nigerian Men Carry

As we mark Men’s Mental Health Month, I have chosen to dedicate this month’s column to exploring some of the common yet often overlooked mental health struggles faced by men in our society. While conversations around mental health have increased in recent years, many men continue to suffer in silence, often unnoticed until the consequences become severe. This week, we begin with a subject that deserves far more attention than it receives: men’s depression. In my work as a psychologist, I have met many young men who appear strong, successful, hardworking, and resilient on the outside, yet privately battle profound emotional pain.

Plot Twist: Why Books are the Real “Infrastructure” for Africa’s Growth

By Nkanu Egbe The National Theatre has seen many reinventions. Once the grandest stage in Lagos — host to heads of state, continental summits, and the full spectacle of Nigerian cultural ambition — the building on Iganmu's waterfront has spent recent decades in a more complicated relationship with its own legend. But on Wednesday 13 May, something fitting will happen inside its reimagined halls. In Cinema Hall 2 of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Creative Arts and Culture, a room of writers, librarians, booksellers, educators, and policy thinkers will gather for what promises to be one of the more quietly significant events

The New African Publishers: Towards the Promised Land

By Olatoun Gabi-Williams This article explores the difficult, entangled, high risk and yet, hopeful journey of publishing on the continent, a journey exemplified by Somali scholar, Jama Musse Jama’s vision of literature and the arts as a site of reconstruction and liberation. Dr. Jama Musse Jama – An Ethno-Mathematical Blueprint Author and ethno-mathematician, Jama Musse Jama is also a renowned cultural activist and a “New African Publisher” at Ponte Invisibile, Hargeysa, Somaliland. In our 2021 interview, he asserts the multiple “social tsunamis” Africa has experienced as the single most revealing context for understanding Africa’s development and her struggles – including the struggles around

The role 21st century booksellers play in realising SDG 4—quality, inclusive and equitable education

By Oreoluwa Lesi SDG4 focuses on education and aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” It includes seven targets, which cover eliminating disparities in accessing education at the early childhood and primary levels based on gender, ability, and other socio-economic factors and, as much as possible, encouraging all women and men to stay through to the tertiary level; ensuring that all youth and a large proportion of adults are literate and numerate; and ensuring that all learners can get the knowledge and skills needed to gain employment and contribute to sustainable development. When we