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
20. Marxism vs Obi-ism pt.2: A Socialist Labour Party candidate in the National Assembly? ft. Ayo Ademiluyi
We are joined once again by Ayo Ademiluyi (@ComAdemiluyi), the disputed Labour Party House of Reps candidate for Eti-Osa, Lagos, to discuss the LPs victory in his constituency. Having won the LP prima...
3 Apr 202350min
19. Election Post-mortem: class, ideology, and consciousness
In which we attempt to assess last weekend's governorship elections from the point of view of our regular thematic pre-occupations.
27 Mars 20231h 11min
18. Was it rigged?
In which we discuss the (s)election of a new president - not of the NLC, that's for later - but of our glorious federal republic. In addition to offering various takes on the titular question, we als...
3 Mars 20231h 3min
17. 2023 -- Naira Scarcity, Elections, and Elite Roforofo
Coming back from our harmattan hiatus, we round out the presidential campaign banter with a discussion about the naira scarcity: whether it really is engineered by 'the cabal' (per El Rufai's claim);...
23 Feb 20231h 23min
16. Taking a shower with Babangida - A review of "Badamasi (Portrait of a General)"
@dvmilola joined us for our second film review, this time about an authorized biopic centered on Nigeria's wannabe Pinochet and so called "evil genius", Ibrahim Badamisi Babangida. We disagree about w...
31 Dec 20221h 34min
Scam Hall of Fame Ep 1: The Cement Armada Scandal 1974 - ?
In this episode, we revisit the Cement Armada Scandal, which we consider one of the foundational scams of the Nigerian political economy. The scandal saw the newly oil-rich post-civil war Nigerian gov...
20 Nov 20221h 39min
15. Of Bandits, Warlords, and Terrorists: A Recap
This episode draws out the key debates that came out of James Barnett's (@jh_barnett) reflections in our previous episode, centered on the findings of his in-person interviews with bandits in Zamfara....
25 Okt 20221h 30min
