Air power, national security and the fight against terrorism in 2025
By Sumaila Ogbaje, In a security environment increasingly shaped by asymmetric threats, Nigeria’s air power capability has emerged as a decisive element in the country’s fight against terrorism and violent criminality, with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) playing a central role in operational successes recorded in 2025. From the insurgency-ravaged North-East to bandit-infested forests of […]
NUJ, NAWOJ, unite in grief as Gombe accident claims six journalists
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), have expressed condolences over demise of journalists killed in an auto crash. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), six journalists reportedly died in a road crash in Gombe on Monday, while returning from a wedding […]
The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Struggle for Workers’ Rights
By Toyin Falola On January 4, 2026, we will open the year’s Toyin Falola Interviews with a conversation with Alhaji Hassan A. Sunmonu, former General Secretary of the Nigerian Labour Congress. On January 7 in Abuja, Dr. Sunmonu will present his memoir, Organise, Don’t Agonise: Tactics, Trials and Triumphs from Six Decades in the Trenches, […]
Again, Tinubu off to Europe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Lagos on Sunday, December 28, for Europe, continuing his end-of-year break and ahead of his official trip to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. A statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, (Information & Strategy) said His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of […]
The burden of proof: A record-based review of Charles Omole’s Muhammadu Buhari’s biography
By Udu Yakubu I am currently researching and writing an independent biography of Muhammadu Buhari – a project I commenced in April 2024 – and I recognise that this places me in a position of potential professional interest: the public perception of Buhari, and the reception of competing works about him, may indirectly affect my […]
Tinubu pays tribute Adamu Baikie
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of a foremost educationist and the first Professor of Education from Northern Nigeria, Professor Adamu Baikie. Prof Baikie, who died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 94, was buried on December 23. He was at various times vice chancellor of the University of […]
Tinubu tells CAN new approaches towards tackling insecurity will bring desired results
President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured Nigerians that the ongoing recalibration of the country’s security architecture will soon begin to yield results that will gladden their hearts. He spoke at a meeting with a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria, led by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, at his Lagos residence. The president said […]
Nigeria in 2025: Reform, Rupture, and the Balance of Democratic Forces
By Toyin Falola In the outgoing year, Nigeria experienced profound political, economic, social, and structural changes. Issues ranging from political governance reforms and institutional adjustment programs to economic restructuring, insurgencies, technology development, and international relations shaped the year’s dynamics. Social media was a source of conflict and resolution, serving as a primary channel for information […]
Toseph: A Household of Four Names
By Toyin Falola “Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day” – William Shakespeare Shall I compare your home to a summer’s day? Because it is warmer, because even the sun learns tenderness there. Joseph stands at the threshold as morning enters softly, like a patient orchestra, and evening sits without hurry on the laps […]
Lead City University to celebrate Falola as Father of African Ancestral Studies
By Samson O. Ijaola Professor Toyin Falola is an enigma within African scholarship who holds an uncommon position within the academic community. As one of the architects of Africa’s new intellectual, his commitment to reengineering the scope and modalities of how the continent’s past is taught, understood, and made available in public life is obviously […]
