THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT
By Toyin Falola The ideological foregrounding of the University of Lagos was heralded as a discerning response to the charted trajectories of the City of Lagos, Nigeria’s federal capital, the Lagos State, West Africa, and Africa. Tracing back through time, within which Lagos has grown, and the resounding projection of an encouraging future for […]
The Great Buhaba: Toyin Falola at 71
By Serges Kamga Gathering in Dakar, Senegal, a notable group of scholars and activists decided to cumulate all the iconic names for which TF is known—Iwin, Anjonu, Yemoja, and Irunmole to just one, the Buhaba, an iconic elevation to “The Supreme of the Supreme.” Everything that TF touches turns to greatness. I affectionally call him […]
GUINNESS …ATHON FEVER!
By Toyin Falola Did you miss the statement by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that he deserves to be listed in the Guinness Book of Records? If so, visit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGMs6_FWkCY. I thought the citizens that he governs were shouting “Emi L’okan” to become wealthy and famous like him. […]
FAKE PRODUCTS!
By Toyin Falola I am writing from Lagos, where no day passes that you won’t hear a reference to fake productions. To buy any form of medicine, you must check that the pharmacy store nearest to you does not deal in fake products. The clothes you wear to check the store may be fake, and […]
2023: Can We Say “A Happy New Year”?
By Toyin FalolaFor the past few years, I have taken to writing end-of-the-year messages. The end of the year is a reflective and celebratory period for many people all over the world. There is the Christmas celebration that is fast moving from being strictly a Christian affair to a pop culture holiday. Just a week […]
Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency, 16 killed in riot Papua New Guinea’s prime minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and police officials after 16 people were killed in rioting in the Pacific island nation. A police and public sector protest on Wednesday over a pay cut that officials blamed […]
Wife seeks divorce over impotence
A housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, has urged a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, to dissolve her 27-year-old marriage to her husband, Jalija for alleged impotence. The petitioner got married to Jalija in accordance with Islamic law in 1997 and was blessed with five children ages 25, 22, 14, nine and seven. “I got married since I […]
Lagos to Accra by bicycle
Gideon Adeyeni, a development worker and activist during the Christmas break, travelled to Accra, Ghana on his bicycle. He narrates his experience in this short travelogue I wrote a greater part of this piece sitting under a tree on my way to Tema from Aflao, Ghana. Between 23rd and 28th December 2023, I rode my […]
Our GMD not detained by EFCC, Zenith Bank declares
Zenith Bank has dismissed the alleged arrest of its Group Managing Director, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The bank’s Company Secretary/General Counsel, Mr Michael Otu, said this in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Wednesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an […]
Tinubu appoints new board, management of NAHCOM, NCPC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM) and the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the appointments were pending confirmation by the Senate. […]
