Issue 02

What Happened In The Good Old Days?

What Happened In The Good Old Days?

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Archivi.ng Is Your New Year's Resolution

Archivi.ng Is Your New Year's Resolution

Archivi.ng will always need your support to become the critical source of the Nigerian context.

The Most Arrested Nigerian Journalist

The Most Arrested Nigerian Journalist

Nigeria is a difficult country for journalists, but there's a simple way not to lose against repression.

When Fela Married 27 Wives in One Day…

When Fela Married 27 Wives in One Day…

One of the most unusual stories of Fela's life is more than it appears.

Why Achebe Said No To Two Nigerian Presidents

Why Achebe Said No To Two Nigerian Presidents

What can a new generation of Nigerians learn from Achebe's consistent acts of resistance to demand change?

Why Ken Saro-Wiwa Kept Fighting for His Environment

Why Ken Saro-Wiwa Kept Fighting for His Environment

What does the Ogoni Nine's civil disobedience mean for generations of Nigerians?

We Wanted Five Fellows, We Got 1,438 Applications — Here's How We Selected

We Wanted Five Fellows, We Got 1,438 Applications — Here's How We Selected

We weren’t expecting to receive as many as 1,438 applications from all over Nigeria, but we read every single one.

Say Hello To Our First Cohort Of The Archivi.ng Fellowship

Say Hello To Our First Cohort Of The Archivi.ng Fellowship

The fellows will execute their projects between January and June 2025.

What A Year It's Been For Archivi.ng

What A Year It's Been For Archivi.ng

Our (new) first dispatch to you. Every 1st of the month.

Editor's Note: Were Our Parents Silent Against Injustice?

Editor's Note: Were Our Parents Silent Against Injustice?

Were our parents as silent as we think today, or did the tellers of their stories blur how much they stood up in the face of oppression?

Mojekwu v. Mojekwu: Nigerian women's generational fight for inheritance

Mojekwu v. Mojekwu: Nigerian women's generational fight for inheritance

Customs tried to deprive Nigerian women of inheritance, they fought back.

Four young Nigerians did not like an election's outcome, so they hijacked a plane

Four young Nigerians did not like an election's outcome, so they hijacked a plane

1993 was already a tough year for Nigeria, then four young men hijacked a plane.

His murder gave birth to SARS, his grandchild tweeted EndSARS 28 years later

His murder gave birth to SARS, his grandchild tweeted EndSARS 28 years later

The EndSARS protests transformed a generation forever in 2020, but the first domino fell in 1992.