Danfodiyo varsity to graduate 22,932 students on Saturday
Prof. Lawal Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), says it will graduate 22,932 students at its combined 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st convocation ceremony slated for Saturday. During a press briefing on Monday, Bilbis disclosed that among the graduating students, 296 would be conferred with doctoral degrees, 1,322 with master’s degrees, […]
Military dismisses alleged shooting of civilians in Plateau by soldiers
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a special military task force maintaining peace in Plateau State and its environs, has dismissed the allegation that its soldiers shot innocent civilians in the recent attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of the operation denied the allegation in a statement on […]
Man, 52, docked for allegedly stealing batteries worth N2m
A 52-year old man, Bamidele Adeleke, on Monday appeared before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing 200 high voltage batteries worth N2 million. Adeleke whose address was not provided, is being charged with stealing. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 8, […]
How to stop “Japa’’ syndrome, by 90-year-old Authur-Worrey
Chief Olufunke Arthur-Worrey, a 96-year-old former President of the Lions club, has said that the subsisting craving of Nigerian youths seeking greener pasture abroad, otherwise known as “Japa’’, is uncalled for. The nonagenarian who relocated with her family from England to Nigeria in 1960, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Troops intercept gun runner in Taraba, foil kidnap attempt
The Nigerian Army says its troops, in collaboration with vigilantes, have apprehended a suspected gun runner in Taraba. The suspect, Mansir Mohamme, was arrested at Jalingo Motor Park for allegedly supplying weapons to terrorists. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said […]
TAYO ADESINA’S GLOBAL PROFESSORSHIP AWARD: A RECOGNITION OF BRILLIANCE AND A BEACON OF HOPE FOR DECOLONIZING AFRICAN EPISTEMOLOGY
By Toyin Falola The epistemological development of Africa, as well as the demystification of contextual conceptions in knowledge perception of its culture, traditions, and social dynamics, have been subjects of pertinent character since the end of colonialism and the evolvement of decolonization efforts. While the political stakeholders arrested the pendulums of political dynamics, epistemic modification, […]
USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY: A CATALYST FOR SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION (2)
By Toyin Falola As an African country, the importance of tertiary education goes beyond cosmetical indulgence in educational accessibility. It has remained and must remain a fundamental phenomenon in the developmental tapestry of the continent. I have often said that to attain global expectations of technological advancements as well as the supposed future projections in […]
Rotimi Sankore: June 6, 1968 – April 12, 2024
Confronted with the reality of his own mortality, Rotimi Sankore chose to meet it with a determined sense of humour until the end and with eternal optimism. In a conversation in the last week of his life, he was resolute: “my brother, we cannot let the bad guys have it all their way.”
Adu backs Aiyedatiwa in APC governorship primary, says he’s best man for Ondo
A new entrant into the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muyiwa Adu, has backed Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State for the ticket of the party’s governorship contest. Adu, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, who recently defected to the APC, said that Aiyedatiwa was the best among gubernatorial […]
Tinubu to governors and national assembly leadership: Let us unite to make Nigeria greater
President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday. Led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the […]
