CBAAC seeks further exploration of African culture for economic growth
The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) has called on Africans to be deliberate in the exploration of the continent’s arts and cultural potential for improved economic growth. CBAAC’s Director-General, Chief Oluwabunmi Amao, made the call during the centre’s annual international conference, with theme, “Arts, Culture and the Development of African Creative […]
VON, NOA to collaborate to propagate Nigerian values
The Voice of Nigeria (VON) says it is poised to collaborate with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to project positive stories from Nigeria and ensure the realisation of the objectives of Nigeria’s Value Charter. The Director-General of VON, Mr Jibrin Baba Ndace, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of NOA, […]
Supreme Court: Security beefed up around ahead of Kano, six other governorship disputes
Heavy security has been beefed around the Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex in the three arms zones of Abuja ahead of the judgment in the Kano State governorship election appeal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the apex court will also deliver judgment in Lagos, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross River governorship […]
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 […]
