LIFE CHALLENGES No. 15: BURNT OUT
By Toyin Falola When the Fire Has Eaten the Firewood I am tired. Not the tiredness that sleep can negotiate, not the small fatigue that morning coffee can bribe away. I am tired like an old road that has carried too many feet and received no thanks. My spirit has become a village […]
AFROPHOBIA AND CONTINENTAL BROTHERHOOD
By Toyin Falola I appreciate the invitation from the Federal University of Lafia to give a Keynote Address on September 9, 2026, on the theme of “Africa and Global Crises in the 21st Century”. I thank the organizers and contact persons, most notably the Convener and Dean of Faculty, Professor Adam A. Abdullahi, Professors […]
When a Black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy
By Toyin Falola Occasionally, what a person achieves eclipses who they are. They may be allowed into an institution because of scholarship, research, intellectual contribution, or intellectual promise. But that credential can come to matter more than they do. Their appointment becomes a symbol of advancement. Their success becomes a testament to diversification. […]
LIFE CHALLENGES No. 14: LONELINESS
By Toyin Falola The Geography of Loneliness Loneliness is not an empty room. It is a room where someone once lived and every object still remembers. The cup remembers the mouth. The pillow remembers the head. The doorway remembers footsteps. Only the living are commanded to forget. At midnight, the house begins its interrogation. […]
Group lauds Katsina for child survival funding
The Integrated Child Survival Advocacy (ICSA) Katsina State Team has commended the Katsina State Government for increasing investment in health and child survival interventions in the proposed 2027 budget. The Katsina State Executive Council recently approved a 2027 budget proposal of N828.64 billion, with N53.64 billion, representing 8.41 per cent, allocated to the health […]
Nigeria, Cameroon assess border trade
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Cameroon Customs Administration have commenced a joint assessment of the Ekok-Mfum One-Stop Border Post (OSBP). The assessment is aimed to remove barriers to cross-border trade and strengthen regional economic integration between both countries. The high-level exercise held on Wednesday at Mfum, near Ikom Local Government Area of Cross […]
22,000 Gombe farmers quit cotton cultivation, says association
The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) in Gombe State, has said that about 22,000 farmers have abandoned cotton growing for high paying crops. Mr Bala Garba, the association’s Public Relations Officer, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Gombe on Wednesday. He said that the trend, if not […]
Amupitan tells parties to prioritise women participation in politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political party leaders to move beyond mere declarations and start implementing concrete steps to boost women’s political participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the call at the commission’s engagement with political parties on strengthening women’s participation ahead of 2027, […]
Police probe death of over 20 in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State has said it has commenced investigation into the death of some residents in parts of Odigbo Local Government Area, including Odigbo, Araromi-Obu and Orita New Town in the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, command’s Spokesperson, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, saying the residents died under circumstances […]
Tinubu greets Pentecostal fellowship leader at 70
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and founder of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Archbishop Francis Wale Oke on his 70th birthday. President Tinubu celebrated the author and renowned cleric as a deeply religious leader guided by a deep-rooted love for propagating […]
