I'm a Nigerian. I write poetry and essays. My research interests are social media, youth political participation, politics and ethnicity.
I blog at FEATHERS PROJECT
Latest posts by Nwachukwu Egbunike
11 July 2019
Nigerian students face cybercrime charges for criticising their university online
A former staff member described Madonna University as a ''death trap''.
5 July 2019
New York Times ad for Nairobi bureau chief riddled with clichés about Africa
The NYT’s language to describe their ideal Nairobi bureau chief reignited the debate on Western media's perpetual use of tired clichés and tropes about Africa.
3 July 2019
Nigeria's youngest MP physically assaults woman in sex shop
In the presence of a police officer, Nigerian Senator Elisha Abbo, assaulted a female staff member in an adult toy store in Abuja.
1 July 2019
Pastor or predator? Nigerian Evangelical preacher embroiled in rape accusations
Some young women say they've been chased out of the church or paid off to keep silent.
27 May 2019
Right to Information: With its new law in place, will Ghana go the way of Nigeria?
Nearly two dozen African countries have passed Right to Information laws. But while strong in principle, many have faltered in practice.
23 May 2019
Kenyan writer, Binyavanga Wainaina, who taught the world ‘how to write about Africa,’ dies at 48
"There is only one Binyavanga Wainaina. He is an ancestor now. Let us celebrate his life." The world mourns the loss and honors the prolific life of Kenya's leading writer.
29 April 2019
Benin sees internet blackout on election day
A nationwide internet shutdown that lasted well into the night, leaving voters in the dark about their election day choices.
26 April 2019
Tanzanian authorities detain and deport Ugandan human rights leader
Human Rights Watch says Tanzania has witnessed "a marked decline in respect for free expression, association and assembly" under the current government.
7 April 2019
Young, dreadlocked or tattooed in Nigeria? Police might harass or kill you.
SARS is Nigeria's police squad operating outside of the law
25 March 2019
Burundi: Scribble on the president's picture — go to jail
"If I did this in Nkurunziza’s Burundi, I could be jailed."
16 March 2019
Hundreds gather in Nigeria to mourn professor Pius Adesanmi: ‘A juggernaut of African thought’
"A thousand years from now, I am hoping that fragments of my writing survive: not all accepted to live as slaves of the most irresponsible rulers of their era."
12 March 2019
Nigerians grieve the death of Pius Adesanmi, postcolonial scholar and public intellectual
"A towering intellectual with a mind that cut through issues like a scalpel who still remained curious about the issues of a younger would-be thinker ..."
3 March 2019
One month after Ghanaian investigative journalist's murder, activists seek answers
Divela told the Committee to Protect Journalists via WhatsApp that some "powerful figures in Ghana sought to harm him" after an image of him was published on TV.
16 February 2019
Nigeria postpones 2019 general elections hours before polls open, citing ‘logistics and operations’ concerns
"Why on earth would elections be postponed with just a couple of hours left? Why did they wait until the last minute?"
12 February 2019
Nigeria's presidential elections — a test for democracy in Africa
"If the upcoming presidential election in Africa’s most populous country are free, fair and credible, it sets a strong example for the continent’s other democracies."
11 February 2019
Every vote counts? Tackling voter apathy and low voter turnout in Nigeria's national elections
Will every vote count in Nigeria's 2019 national elections? Voters are the missing link to a strong democracy. Understanding voter apathy is key to successful elections.
9 February 2019
Nigerian governor warns foreign governments: Interfere in our elections and ‘go back in body bags’
"Time after time, El-Rufai continues to betray a dangerous mindset. This vile and abhorrent language should be condemned by all."
6 February 2019
Victory predicted for Nigeria's top presidential opposition candidate amidst corruption allegations
A poll yielded a twelve percent positive vote differential for opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar over the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari in the February 16 Nigerian presidential election.
1 February 2019
With tensions rising ahead of 2019 presidential elections, Nigerians fear internet shutdown
The use of social media to call attention to the government's violations and illegal actions have led to fears that of online censorship in upcoming elections.
27 January 2019
Nigeria's retired military generals battle for influence in 2019 presidential elections
Olusegun Obasanjo, former military head of state and later Nigeria’s democratically elected president, has consistently criticized successive governments in Nigeria.
