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The essential guide to the ideas, trends, people and stories shaping Nigeria and the broader African continent.
Subscribe from N5,000/$5.99 monthly: https://www.rpublc.com/subscribe/ Based in Lagos, Nigeria, we provide in-depth coverage of underreported stories and issues affecting Nigerians and Africans at large.
Last Friday, we joined the LagosPhoto Festival at Freedom Park, Lagos, to celebrate the Atlas ‘Another Nigeria’ photography competition, presented by The Republic. The exhibition, showcasing bold and imaginative works reimagining Nigeria, is still ongoing. Visit to experience it in person. We’re on ground on Wednesday, 5 November from 3pm and join us on Friday, 7 November at 5pm to close out the exhibition and announce the winner of the $2500 prize.
04/11/2025
We had an incredible time in London last time around. Thank you to everyone who joined us at our four ‘Looking for Ken Saro-Wiwa’ events this year: in New York, London twice, and Lagos again.
To end the year, we’re coming home to Port Harcourt, where our journey began, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the ex*****on of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9.
The event will feature an audiovisual presentation and a conversation between The Republic’s Editor-in-Chief, Wale Lawal, and special guests: Dum Syi Aminikpo, Professor Ben Naanen, and Dr Nabie Nubari.
Register to attend at the link in our bio.
What does it mean to debug empire? The Republic’s Editor-in Chief, Wale Lawal frames the continent’s urgent technological moment with clarity and conviction. If you care about digital futures, labour, and who gets to shape tomorrow, watch this video, feel the provocation, and own the full issue by getting your copy at the link in bio.
25/10/2025
‘The Human Spirit Naturally Resists Oppression’ ⚡
When the protests began in October 2020, Nigerian writer and editor, Chibueze Darlington Anuonye, was attending a conference in Lagos. He would later throw himself into the protests when he returned to his hometown in Owerri, Imo State.
However, following the 20 October Lekki Toll Gate massacre, he started thinking about ways to ensure that Nigerians never forget the terrible events. This gave birth to ‘Who Gave the Order’, an anthology of essays remembering the protests.
In today’s First Draft interview, Anuonye discusses the process of curating and editing the anthology, why it was important to document the protests in book form, how the trauma of police brutality persists for many victims and more.
This Interview is part of Remembering , The Republic’s special focus on . Subscribe at the link in our bio to read it in full as well as the rest of the series.
Read the full interview here:
https://rpublc.com/october-november-2025/first-draft-chibueze-anuonye/
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📝: Chibueze Darlington Anuonye
🎨: Chibueze Darlington Anuonye. Illustration by Kevwe Ogini
🔍: Peace Onafuye ; Editor
24/10/2025
What Happened to the Generation? ⚡️
October 2020 started with a hashtag and ended with a massacre that changed everything. What began as protests against SARS, a police unit meant to fight armed robbery but notorious for extorting, torturing, and killing young Nigerians, exploded into a nationwide movement demanding good governance and accountability. For two weeks, thousands of Nigerians rallied across the country, believing that change was finally within reach. Then came 20 October, and the state's brutal response transformed migration from an option for a better life into what many saw as a necessity for survival. The generation wasn't just protesting police brutality, they were releasing decades of pent-up anger, dissatisfaction, and hunger for a society that actually works. Now, five years later, this story traces what happened to that generation: where they went, what dreams survived the gunfire, and how the aftershocks continue to ripple through Nigeria's economic and social fabric.
This story is part of Remembering , The Republic’s special focus on . Subscribe to read and listen to the full story and the rest of the series: https://rpublc.com/october-november-2025/end-sars-generation/
Five years on, the echoes of still shape our collective memory. The chants and singing, the courage, and heartbreak remain etched in our national conscience.
This week, as part of our Remembering special focus, The Republic has been revisiting the movement that inspired and challenged a generation. Subscribe to read and listen to our specially curated stories at the link in our bio.
22/10/2025
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19/10/2025
Which of these illustrations do you love the most? Pick your fave in the poll and tell us why in the comments.
Five years later, the memories of burn and linger. We marched, we mourned, we remember. The hope, the fear, the questions unanswered. From October 20—24, 2025, The Republic revisits the movement that inspired and challenged a generation.
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Five years later, the memories of burn and linger. We marched, we mourned, we remember. The hope, the fear, the questions unanswered. From October 20—24, 2025, The republic revisits the movement that inspired and challenged a generation.
Subscribe to The Republic to read and listen to the stories that keep alive at the link in our bio.
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