27. Mohbad protests, celebrities and social (non-)movements
We discussed the protests that accompanied the passing of the Afrobeatz recording artist, Mohbad, as well as the dark side of the Nigerian music industry (and discovered how this intersects with the o...
3 Okt 20231h 31min
26. 'Is Nigeria's fuel subsidy still worth fighting for?' ft. Camilla Houeland
We explore the origins of Nigeria's fuel subsidy and popular resistance to its removal, aided by sociologist Camilla Houeland (@CamillaHoueland) -- a researcher at the Fafo, Norway, and associate prof...
8 Sep 20231h 25min
25. Subsidy removal and popular resistance pt. 1
We review the state of debate about the removal of Nigeria's fuel subsidy. Our own debate quickly turns to examining whether the Tinubu administration's sudden 'Subsidy ti lo' approach to announcing t...
23 Aug 202335min
24. Niger coup, Ecowas idiocy, and Left military vanguardism
In this episode, we try to think through the unfolding regional crisis brought about by the (latest) coup in Niger. What do we know about the coup so far? Why is Ecowas beating the drums of war? Shoul...
7 Aug 20231h 26min
23. Afro-Marxism in Nollywood? - A review of Saworoide (1999)
"The parable of the drum as the voice of the people" Another one for the film heads -- our review of Tunde Kelani's classic Saworoide (1999). Is this the first (and only) Nollywood film to advocate f...
31 Juli 20231h 21min
22. Did the Left learn anything from the Obidient Wave? Part 1
This is the first of a two-part episode examining what the Nigerian Left learned from the Obidients. To tackle this, we review a series of articles about the Labour Party and Peter Obi that were writt...
1 Juli 202342min
21. "Buhari walked so that Tinubu could run": From right wing-statism to the Lagos Model
In this episode, we put @SaeeduH on the hot-seat to discuss his recent article for @Africaisacountry on the ideological and economic legacies of the Buhari administration (we also challenge @SLASHER_O...
23 Juni 20231h 12min
Scam Hall of Fame Ep 2: The time Nigeria imported White Zimbabwean Farmers
In the second volume of our 'scam hall of fame' mini-series, we explore a classic Nigerian haux that might not have been the most daring or expensive, but was certainly the weirdest: the time Kwara St...
11 Maj 20231h 25min
