2025 Ayangalu Festival: Ooni drums for peace, unity, cultural continuity
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Thursday led a vibrant celebration of drumming to promote peace, unity, and cultural continuity. The event saw thousands of culture enthusiasts, scholars, and traditionalists converging on the ancient city of Ile-Ife as the colorful festival, held at the Courtyard of the Ooni’s Palace. According to […]
APC elects Yilwatda as chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday elected Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman. He was until his election the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. At the occasion President Bola Tinubu called on governors to focus more on grassroots engagement to meet the expectations of citizens. At the party’s 14th National […]
Prof Vik Bahl at 60: Teaching from the Margins
By Toyin Falola Where do I start this write-up if not by saying that I have been greatly inspired by the kind of career Professor Vik Bahl has had? He has always had a prototype of what education should and shouldn’t be like in this age. He strongly believes that it should not be limited […]
Tinubu mourns renowned Prof. Elaigwu
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and associates of the renowned Professor of Political Science and President of the Institute of Governance and Social Research (IGSR), Prof. Jonah Isawa Elaigwu, who passed away at the age of 77 on Tuesday, July 22. The President also commiserated with the governments […]
Tinubu congratulates Gen Haruna at 85th
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Major-General Ibrahim Bata Malgwi Haruna (rtd) on his 85th birthday. The retired army general clocked 85 on July 24, 2025. President Tinubu celebrated the retired general, fondly called IBM, on the special occasion and commended his service to the nation as a military officer and an elder statesman. IBM Haruna […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 met with APC governors at the State House, Abuja, ahead of the APC NEC meeting.
The African Agency
By Toyin Falola The University of South Africa should be commended for organizing a major conference on “Global Governance: G20 and Africa’s Place in the World” on July 21st and 22nd, 2025. Thanks to the Acting Executive Dean of the Thabo Mbeki School, Professor Edith Phaswana, I was able to play a major role giving […]
NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms rain from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms with rains on Monday during early morning hours over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Kebbi, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, Sokoto and Kaduna states. “The remaining parts of the region […]
