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Jan 19, 2025 | republic.com.ng | Fayssal Bensalah |Akinbode Fasakin |Adeleke Ogunnoiki |Judith Hassan

Perhaps a latecomer to pan-African ideology, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I was nevertheless unique in his contribution to pan-Africanism. He urged all those working for a united global Africa to consider pan-Africanism as not an end unto itself, but an indispensable means toward a broader horizon of a new humanity free from imperialism and exploitation.
The Fragile Beauty of Northern Architecture

Nov 25, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Judith Hassan

PHOTOGRAPHY: AHMAD ABDULLAHI / THE REPUBLIC.
The Fragile Beauty of Northern Architecture

Nov 24, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Judith Hassan

PHOTOGRAPHY: AHMAD ABDULLAHI / THE REPUBLIC. PHOTOGRAPHY: AHMAD ABDULLAHI / THE REPUBLIC.
Tinubu and West Africa’s Growing Coup Belt

Jul 7, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Judith Hassan

Photo illustration by Dami Mojid for THE REPUBLIC. Photo illustration by Dami Mojid for THE REPUBLIC. In early August 2023, people on the streets of Niger staged protests against Nigeria’s leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The protesters bore placards that carried the phrase ‘Ebola Tinubu’. It was a reaction to the Nigerian president’s response to a coup that had been successfully staged in the previous month.
Why Seychelles’ Ban on Nigerian Travellers Is a Failure on Both Sides

Oct 13, 2023 | republic.com.ng | Judith Hassan

In July 2023 information circulated online of a ban Seychelles had placed on Nigerian travellers. Seychelles had not officially announced the ban before implementing it and so people only realized what was happening after their applications had been rejected. The ban specifically affects Nigerians who wish to enter Seychelles as tourists or new immigrants, not those with diplomatic passports or residential permits.
Why Nigeria’s Census Counts

Mar 15, 2023 | republic.com.ng | Judith Hassan

In 2006, Nigeria conducted a census. The results put the country’s population at 140 million people, with Kano being the most populous state, followed by Lagos. These results were controversial, with the South alleging that the figures had been inflated to favour the North. There was much criticism of the census as being marred by political interference. This was history repeating itself, as counting Nigerians has always been tricky.