Falola and the praise of greatness
By Olayinka Oyegbile (In Praise of Greatness: The Poetics of African Adulation; by Toyin Falola, Carolina Academic Press, 2019) In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind – Edmund Burke It is only the deep that can call to […]
A CONVERSATION WITH EBENEZER OBEY-FABIYI, PART 6
The Unknown Ebenezer Obey: A Loving Father and A Darling Husband By Toyin Falola (This is the third report on the interview conducted with Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi on April 18, 2021. With viewers on three platforms now at over 16,000, there is a strong loyalty between him and his admirers. For its entire recording, […]
Shrinking Civic Space: Labour, CSOs Agree to Form Transformative Governance Initiative
Members of the civil society organisations and the Labour movement in Nigeria have agreed to work together to initiate a Campaign For Transformative Governance, with the central theme on corruption and Insecurity and their deleterious impact on the trajectory of Human Development. The groups said in a communique issued after a two-day stakeholders meeting held […]
Buhari Mourns General Joshua Dogonyaro
President Muhammed Buhari has mourned a former Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyao. Dogonyaro, a former Fied Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group(ECOMOG0 died on Wednesday at the age of 80. President Buhari in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu […]
NDLEA Arrests Former Lagos Council Vice Chairman For Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested former Lagos Council vice chairman, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru for drug trafficking According to a statement signed by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said Sakiru has been on the agency’s wanted list since December 2020 “in connection to a case involving one Azeez Adeniyi Ibrahim who was arrested […]
Sound Sultan Diagnosed With Throat Cancer
Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has been diagnosed of throat cancer. According to Sahara Reporters, the singer was jetted out of Nigeria to commence chemotherapy following his diagnosis Sound Sultan’s career in show business started in the 90s when he hosted shows to raise money for studio sessions. By 1999, he […]
NITRA Technology Forum: NITDA, Cloudflex, Rackcenter To Grace 2021 Edition
Industry big wigs in Nigeria’s ICT sector have thrown their weight behind the 2021 edition of the annual Technology Forum organized by the ICT industry media body, Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA). Nigeria’s information technology regulator, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Cloud services operator, Cloudflex and premier data center operator, Rackcenter have […]
We Have Lost A Champion, Adeboye Breaks Silence As Son Is Buried
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye has described his late son, Dare as a “champion”. Dare died in his sleep on May 4 in Eket, Akwa Ibom state. Adeboye speaking in a pre-recorded video played during the funeral service at the Youth Centre Redemption Camp on Tuesday said […]
Trans Fat-Free Nigeria Campaign stakeholders laud NAFDAC
Stakeholders in the Trans Fat-Free Nigeria Campaign have lauded the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for their partnership and commitment to the #TransfatFreeNigeria campaign. The stakeholders comprise of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), Resolve to Save […]
A conversation with Prof Mobolanle Sotunsa
By Toyin Falola From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference, which will bring 400 speakers to Babcock University, Nigeria. Her talent and managerial capability are the driving force behind this success. Prof. Sotunsa does not find this new, as […]
