Police arraign two over alleged unlawful assault
The police on Thursday arraigned two persons: Michael Adelabu, 31 and Pelumi Olasunkanmi, 27, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan over alleged unlawful assault occasioning harm. The duo were charged with conspiracy and assault, to which they pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Samuel Owolabi said the defendants committed the offences on Sept. 30, […]
Ghana approves formal application to join BRICS
Ghana’s government has approved plans to formally apply for BRICS membership as part of a strategy to accelerate economic development. This was announced by Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on Thursday. He confirmed that the Cabinet of President John Mahama had authorised the move, with preparations under way to submit the application […]
Police arraign man over alleged car theft
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 42-year-old man, Olawale Bashiru, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of a Ford Explorer valued at N15 million. Bashiru was arraigned before Magistrate Lateef Owolabi on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing. The prosecutor, Mrs Josephine Ikhayere, told the court that the defendant and […]
Australian parents support social media ban for under-16
Australian parents have supported the country’s under-16 social media ban, even as most surveyed parents use social media daily, this is according to a new research. The study, conducted by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Playgroup WA in Western Australia (WA), surveyed 726 parents of children aged between zero and eight years on their […]
NAF helicopter returns to base after precautionary landing
Three days after the crash of an Airforce plane, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF), helicopter has returned to base after a successful precautionary landing approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in […]
The Toyin Falola Annual Lecture At Adeleke University: History, Power and Africa’s Future
By Toyin Falola The creation of the Adeleke University Toyin Falola Annual Lecture (AUToFAL) means more than the name of a scholarly project. It marks the beginning of a major intellectual idea for the institution and the country. Universities are formed not just by debates in classrooms, experiments in laboratories, research in libraries, and […]
Onward to the Next World: Tinwo Fatoki, 1951–2026
By Toyin Falola Tinwo Fatoki, Ọmọ Ìbàdàn Your name rises where the talking drum speaks. The hills receive it, The courtyards return it in praise. A great tree falls— Yet its shade remains in memory. We gather beneath your name, Each bringing a word of honor. May the earth hold you gently; May the […]
Whose Archive, Whose History? Reclaiming the African Past
By Toyin Falola I was impressed by the youth-dominated audience that attended my lecture on October 6, 2026, on archives hosted by the G.A.S. Foundation in Lagos, as part of the MOWAA in Residence fellowship. Space does not allow me to speak elaborately on this public lecture, which attracted significant questions and concerns. Before […]
An Open Letter to a DISTRESSED PRIEST
BY Wole Soyinka My dear Reverend Aburo, You have reached out to me, and I feel moved by your entreaty. You urge me to say something, anything at all to silence the recent caterwauling – my own deliberate choice of words — by our familiar custodians and adjudicators of the public weal. In […]
Joseph Abayomi Olagunji and Ayandiji Daniel Aina, Anthology of the History and Culture of Oke-Ila Orangun: A Review
By Toyin Falola History is not remembered in only one way. A community with history survives through holding onto the traditions it inherited, knowing who its ancestors are, the families and compounds they are from, the stories told by its elders, the institutions that organize communal life, and the rituals, foods, occupations, and performances […]
