Terrapolis and Orisa Energies: In the Beginning was Dance…(Part 1)
By Toyin Falola On December 29th, 2025, after a presentation on my latest book, Yoruba Metaphysics, I was unaware that the dance performance that followed would speak to the book’s themes. I will create a metaphysical narratology of what Qudus Onikeku, the Director of J. Randle Centre for Yorùbá Culture & History, attempted to produce […]
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The Obafemi Awolowo Bronze Statue: Shyllon’s Majestic Gift to Obafemi Awolowo University
By Toyin Falola Following the kind gesture from Prince Yemisi Shyllon on 5th December 2025, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, now houses a towering seven-foot bronze statue of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a nationalist whose legacy is inseparable from the university itself. In this statue, Awolowo is depicted wearing a Senior Advocate of Nigeria’s robe and […]
Hassan Sunmonu: Organise, Don’t Agonise
By Toyin Falola To be released at Abuja on January 7, 2025, the memoir of Comrade Hassan A. Sunmonu titled Organise Don’t Agonise, is a compelling read. Reviewing the memoir proved a Herculean task than one would have thought from the outset. This is because the book is not merely a collection of the experiences […]
The Shepherds of Lead City University: Professors Johnson Aladekomo and Kabiru Adeyemo (Part 1)
By Toyin Falola “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” is one of the most popular metaphors in the scriptures, depicting the Lord as a leader who guides, protects, and sustains His flock. In this case, “shepherd” symbolizes leadership as care, direction, and even provision. In this series, I will refer to Baba […]
NiMet forecasts three-day dust haze, sunshine
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and sunshine from Saturday to Monday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara and Sokoto States on Saturday. It predicted the remaining parts of the North to be sunny throughout […]
Ooni of Ife lauds Zulum, says he’s a true reformer
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (CFR), Ojaja II, on Saturday described Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State as a true reformer and a beacon of transformative leadership. The monarch made the commendation during a meeting with the governor at the Government House, Maiduguri. Oba Ogunwusi, who is the Chairman of the Southern […]
Oba Akran urges traditional rulers to continue to foster peace, unity
The Akran of Badagry in Lagos State, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, has urged traditional rulers in Nigeria to continue to foster peace and unity among their people. The traditional ruler gave the advice in a new year message by Chief Afolabi Hunkanlin the Secretary to Akran in Badagry. The Oba appealed to ethnic groups in […]
Abuja 21km marathon winner wins Owan race, as Ghanians display talents
The 5th edition of the annual 10 Kilo Metre Owan Marathon held on Saturday with athletes from Ghana stealing the show, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The race which held in Sabongida-Ora, Owan West Local Government Area, saw the Ghanian athletes presenting a dominance force in the male and female category of […]
NAF sustains airstrikes, cripples terrorists in North-East, North-West
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has sustained a series of intelligence-driven air interdiction operations across the North-East and North-West, neutralising terrorist elements and degrading their logistics and operational networks. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said in a statement on Saturday that the operations were conducted between Jan. 1 […]
For Professor Toyin Falola on January 1
By Professor Bukola Oyeniyi Toyin Falola January opens its first page with your name, a calendrical blessing written in ink older than empires. While others count the year by clocks and forecasts, we mark it by the quiet thunder of your footsteps across archives, classrooms, and wounded histories waiting to be spoken back into dignity. […]
