Workplace ethics and mental health in Nigeria and beyond
By Temidayo Taiwo Oni Virtually every methodical human activity in life which involves the gathering of people of different cadres and backgrounds is guided either by a set of laws or ethics. This is to maintain peace and pave way towards achieving stated goals and objectives. These ethics and laws also serve as a measuring […]
Memories of a true friend
By Mofolorunso Adekunle Enigbokan Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. (Shakespeare’s Macbeth) I first met Adeyemi Adegboyega Akanni Samuel Sanni at a “Lesson” class (after-school prep […]
Like A Meteor, Evelyn Joshua Crusade Lightens Latin America
BY DARE ADEJUMO People of Latin America are eagerly waiting with intense interest, excitement and high expectations for Pastor Evelyn Joshua Crusade of Synagogue Church Of All Nations SCOAN scheduled to be held on the 11th and 12th of this month at the city of Resistencia in Chaco province of Argentina. The Argentines are particularly […]
Edo 2024 Governorship election: A postmortem
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Saturday, 28th September, 2024. Abuja. The 2024 Governorship election of Edo State has come and gone. As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) scheduled, it held last Saturday, the 21st of September. Contrary to the wish of dictators, brutes, thugs and saboteurs, the election held in an atmosphere of peace, fairness, justice, […]
We Age While They Grow – Part 2
By Toyin Falola I have come to be a tail Without weapons but watching, guarding, and guiding These, who are “my girls” Both the old, the not-too-old, and the children I have looked closely so they do not derail. My temple waves more for their span The stretching of their curiosity as they are gaining […]
ASUU AND THE STATE OF THE NATION
By Toyin Falola From October 2nd to 5th, 2024, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will gather several of the country’s best minds in Abuja to search for “a new path to development.” I am glad to have been invited to this intellectual gathering. I look forward to listening to the Keynote Speaker, General […]
The Known, the Unknown, and the Future of African Knowledge
By Toyin Falola I remain grateful to Professor Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, who sent me a copy of his co-edited book with Professor Katharina Schramm, published in the Africa Multiple Series by Brill. Titled Knowing-Unknowing: African Studies at the Crossroads, it contains beautifully written chapters on the reimagination of the broad field of African Studies. In my […]
Oyegbile to speak at Gen Adekunle’s 10th-anniversary lecture
Dr Olayinka Oyegbile journalist, playwright and media scholar will give the maiden lecture at the Benjamin Adekunle Memorial Leadership Lecture. The lecture to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the late war hero, Brig-Gen Benjamin Maja Adekunle (popularly known as Black Scorpion), is to hold in Ogbomoso on September 18, 2024. Gen […]
My trip to China ‘very successful’, Tinubu boasts, pledges to replicate quality infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Beijing rounded off his official engagements in China by meeting with Nigerians living in the country, describing his visit as “very good and successful.” Addressing members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community at the China World Hotel, the President emphasized his efforts […]
Echoes of Eternity: A Review of Mohammad Ohitoto Hussein’s FOREVER
By Sumaila Isah Umaisha ‘Life is short’ is a cliché used by many to describe the transient nature of life. Looking at it from a physical or material perspective, one cannot deny the fact. The span from birth to death is indeed short. Even those living above a hundred years will tell you so because […]
