The Nigerian Scam

In this episode, recorded mid-week, we discuss #OccupyLekkiTollGate, #DefendLagos, the violent eviction of residents of Ashanti settlement, and the non-existence of class analysis in Nigeria. How should the nascent left respond to the redux of spontaneous protests? Are we jumping from hashtag to hashtag? What is our minimum program for engaging the toiling masses? Is class analysis Eurocentric? et...

The scam has resumed at long last... In our first official episode (though still very much a working experiment), we briefly consider the so called 'Fulani herdsmen' crisis from a class perspective, before reflecting on the meaning of the 'Nigerian Scam' and its relevance to the history of the Nigerian left... Are yahoo boys fighting for reparations? Isn't the nation state, more fundamentally, a s...

In our second test recording, we spoke with Dami (@dvmilola) about his participation in Alausa #EndSARS, the role of capital and ideology in the protest, and about the possibility of increased and organised political engagement between the Left and the so called 'hoodlums'.  Music credits (in order of 'appearance'): KyenKyen Bi Adi M'awu - K. Frimpong and his Cubano Fiestas #Letter to Co...

We attempted a first episode on the historical significance of the revolt, the absence of a general strike  (unlike in #Occupy2012), the revolutionary duties of artists and celebrities, the pitfalls of leaderless organising, and on what the Nigerian Left can learn from #EndSARS. (forgive the poor audio quality - we are yet to acquire professional production!) Music credits (in order of 'appea...