The relationship between a Nigerian pastor on death row and his congregation offers a timely glimpse into the nature of devotion and social obedience across African Pentecostal churches. 

More than a mere automobile, the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Nigeria is rich in social meaning.

This week's meeting in Toluca, Mexico between President Obama and his Canadian and Mexican counterparts offers a long overdue opportunity to jump start a new North American agenda. What should it loo…

When it comes to wealth transfer, Nigerian Pentecostal churches prefer to keep it all in the family.  

What if the solution to insecurity in Nigeria is beyond the capacity of the state?

The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power.   

Feeling stuck and unheeded, young Nigerians are increasingly resorting to all manner of desperate measures.

Late last year, the Ghana Police Service issued a statement in which it warned those it referred to as “doomsday prophets” to desist from prophesying or face prosecution and a term of imprisonment of up to five years. It reminded the Ghanaian public that “it is a crime for a person to publish or reproduce a statement, rumor or report which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the public or disturb the public peace, where that person has no evidence to prove that the statement, rumor or report is true.”