Michael Oyedokun: The Cruciatus Curse and Our Collective Dolor
Part One Toyin Falola The heartless murderers slaughtered the innocent schoolteacher…They did, not with any noble sense of purpose, as such nobility does not exist among savages and reavers, but for money. The money that has corrupted the land, reuniting the slave traders of old with the thieves of the moment. As a teenager, […]
Commonwealth University leaders meet in Lagos
To discuss funding, sustainability, and innovation University leaders across the Commonwealth are to meet in Lagos from May 21-22, 2026. The meeting which is to bring together Vice-chancellors, university founders, policymakers, financiers, registrars, bursars, and education strategists is holding to focus on issues of funding, sustainability, and institutional innovation in higher education. The […]
Oyo: Tinubu assures on rescue of kidnapped victims, condemns killing of abducted teacher
President Bola Tinubu has condemned as barbaric the reported killing of one of the abducted teachers from the Esiele community in Oyo State, while the rescue operation is underway. Bandits had invaded the Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday. They abducted staff, students, and pupils of Community […]
Africa Water Vision 2063: OWORAC cautions against water privatisation
Urges community participation in implementation The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has raised concerns about Africa’s growing push towards water privatisation and the seeming exclusion of affected communities and groups in the implementation of the Africa Water Vision (AWV) 2063, warning that such an approach could undermine public accountability and, ultimately, […]
Emmanuel Alayande Varsity of Education gets accreditation for 49 courses
Emmanuel Alayande University of Education (EAUED) has secured full accreditation for all 49 academic programmes it presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) during the accreditation exercise conducted last November. According to the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the results received by the institution showed that 43 programmes obtained full accreditation, while six […]
Tinubu welcomes Airbus proposal for maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria
*Urges accelerated delivery of attack helicopters President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed world aircraft-maker Airbus’ proposal to establish maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria as part of a broader effort to position the country as a regional aerospace and aviation services hub. He also emphasised Nigeria’s urgent need for modern helicopters and fixed-wing […]
Fiscal years are defined by law, not calendar
By Tanimu Yakubu The Budget Office of the Federation acknowledges public concerns regarding the publication timeline for the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports and considers it important to provide clarification within the broader constitutional and fiscal context governing public finance administration in Nigeria. The fiscal year is not necessarily synonymous with the calendar year. […]
BREAKING: Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher
One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been beheaded by their abductors. He was beheaded in a video allegedly released by the bandits on Sunday. In the video which was aired on Telegram on Monday, it showed that the […]
Taiwan decries exclusion from World Health Assembly
By Olayinka Oyegbile As the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicks of today (May 18, 2026) at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, the Taiwan Minister of Health and Welfare, Dr. Chung-Liang Shih, has called on the world body to allow the country participate in the global health system. This […]
The Toyin Falola Masterclass: Prof Isaac Albert to give three lectures on African crises
By Toyin Falola From one end of the continent to the other, it has now become normal for African people to deal with questions of crises that would affect their politics, society, and morality as nations. Whether we are talking about war, violence, conflicts among groups, electoral violence, or displacements, being African in […]
