Tobacco Control Protecting 6.1bn People, Says WHO in New Report
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts. The report focuses on the six proven WHO […]
MRA Seeks Stronger Legal, Institutional Protections for Whistleblowers
LAGOS, Monday, June 23, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent and concrete steps to strengthen legal and institutional protections for whistleblowers in recognition of their critical role in exposing corruption, human rights abuses and other wrongdoing, describing them as a cornerstone of transparency, accountability, and good governance. In a […]
TOFAC 2025: African Cultural Creativity And Innovations
By Toyin Falola Let me express my profound gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, the distinguished Professor Clement Adebooye, a scholar rooted in both the Western academy and profound Yoruba indigenous knowledge. The last time we spoke, I was surprised to hear the story of his life’s transformation, which is like mine. I […]
Power, Education, and Change in Africa
By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to have received the opportunity to give the first distinguished lecture at Karl Kumm University at Vom under the leadership of Professor Audu Nanven Gambo. It was such an exciting moment for the entire student body and the entire management. Thank you. The modern debate on the evolution […]
Language, Culture, and Media in Africa: The Legacy of Professor Abiodun Salawu
By Toyin Falola At dawn, a voice spoke from the corners of a desolate hut: “Let’s promote our tongues.” The heritage of the talking drum, preaching Yoruba to all and sundry must endure. Abiodun is a custodian of culture Like Salawu, we should preserve our heritage. The beauty of the Zulu language should spread across […]
Leading Rwandan opposition politician arrested
Leading Rwandan opposition politician Victoire Ingabire has been arrested on accusations of attempting to incite unrest, the country’s top investigative authority said. The Rwanda Investigation Bureau said on Friday her arrest was linked to a plot in which nine people, including a well-known YouTube star, are accused of plotting to overthrow the government. This is […]
Tinubu Lauds Uba Sani, pledges more support
*Confers CFR National Honour on Col. Dangiwa Umar President Bola Tinubu Thursday in Kaduna State, commended the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, for leading the process of restoration of peace, and harmony in the state. The President, who was on an official visit to the state, inaugurated the Institute of Vocational Training and […]
CSOs Back King Dakolo’s Suit Against Shell’s Niger Delta Exit
Civil society groups and environmental justice advocates have thrown their weight behind a landmark lawsuit by His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of the Ekpetiama Kingdom, challenging oil giant Shell’s planned divestment from its onshore operations in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The lawsuit, filed at the Federal High Court in Yenagoa, names Shell, the […]
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James Ogude on Ngugi wa Thiong’o
By Toyin Falola For Ngugi and his intellectual ballistics―the ones he launched against oppressors of the state―contexts matter. Men of courage in his time armed themselves with sufficient knowledge and the courage to dare the devil and organized their resistance struggles in ways that ordinarily conscripted anyone with a flair for liberation and emancipation. In […]
