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THIS WEEK’S TOP IDEAS

Our top analyses, debates, ideas and stories of the week.

HOW ANGRY IS TOO ANGRY FOR DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN AFRICA?

Baqau Hassan OmotayoMarch 4, 2026

At what point does public anger cease to be a democratic expression and begin to be seen as a threat to the state? Across Africa today, that line is being drawn faster and more aggressively than ever before. Anger now fills streets during p…. read more.

THUGGERY, SMALL ARMS, AND SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST IN LAGOS STATE

Muaz Akanni AbdulganiyuMarch 1, 2026

A city can be so loud and fast that it teaches you vigilance before it teaches you peace. In Lagos state, “societal consciousness” is not a lifestyle brand; it is a daily discipline. You learn to read faces quickly, to measure a street befo…. read more.

How German Language Quietly Shapes Nigerians' Access to Global Education and Labour Mobility

Enoch AyodeleFebruary 27, 2026

The reactions were swift and adulating when Oluwaseyifunmi Sanni posted photos of herself holding a copy of her final year undergraduate dissertation on X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate her academic milestone in German studies at the Unive…. read more.

Tinubu’s End of Free Lunch and Central Bank of Nigeria’s Unending Tactics

Ifeoluwa OlalereFebruary 25, 2026

You did not need to be an expert in economics or finance to feel the intense inflationary episodes that hit Nigeria in 2023. The causes were not far-fetched. On President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural day in May 2023, he openly declared “fuel sub…. read more.

MEMORY AND MARGINALISED HISTORIES: BLACK SOLDIERS AND THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE IN TIERN MONENEMBO’S THE BLACK TERRORIST

Isreal WinladeFebruary 15, 2026

At the January 2026 meeting of world leaders hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Donald Trump affirmed before a stunned audience of European and North American leaders that the whole of Europe would have been speaking German,…. read more.