Pieces by
Jídé Salawu is a Nigerian writer and editor at OlongoAfrica.
The Lucky Ones
Jeyifo’s Apprentices
Nigeria and the Rural Imagination
Truth or Consequences
Insult and Impunity in Nigeria
Generators for the Powerless
How to Crowdfund a National Library Like a Queen
The Poetry Swindler
Driving Tests
Sign of the Father
The Low-Trust Society
An African Dictator’s Bestseller
Letter to February
The Colonial Master Asks You to Thank Him
The Last Kick of a Dying Horse
A Jokeland Called Nigeria
Shopping and Its Discontents
A Poetry Realm Named 2go
The Library Is Not Just a Place
Google’s Algorithm Is a Dark Continent
The Colonial Anthem of Nigeria
Funke Akindele's Maternal Instincts
Breaking Ramadan
Winter and the Unbearable Weight of Migration