Anthony Asiwaju’s Bridging African Boundaries: A Three-part Blueprint for Every Progress-driven African Leader
By Toyin Falola As I read through the first few pages of Emeritus Professor Anthony Asiwaju’s Bridging African Boundaries: Cross-Border Areas and Regional Integration in Comparative History and Policy Advocacy, there was an epiphanic moment—a remarkable discovery that brought a knowing smile to my lips. Names are revered in Yorubaland, and several adages and […]
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A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI, PART 3
This is the second interview report with President Mbeki on June 19, 2022. Viewership figures on television, radios and over a dozen platforms reached over 35 million by June 20, 2022. For the transcripts: YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KoRTpv6lEfA Facebook: https://fb.watch/dL9miB2tHc/ President Thabo Mbeki: On South Africa and the South African Youth Sunday, June 18, […]
Court Strikes Out Godwin Ojo’s Suit against ERA/FoEN, Bassey
*Cites lack of seriousness on the part of the plaintiff The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has struck out a suit instituted by Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, former executive director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) against former Chair of the organisation, Nnimmo Bassey, and the Board of […]
Justice Ariwoola to be sworn in as CJN
· *As Justice Muhammad resigns abruptly Justice Olukayode Ariwoola may be sworn in on Monday as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. The news of Justice Muhammad’s resignation, as Chief Justice of Nigeria, broke on Monday morning with sources claiming the former CJN resigned for […]
INEC STAFF AND THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS
By Dul Johnson INEC is the most important agency in the 2023 elections, as they have been in the past, and will be, in future elections. Without INEC, there can be no elections. If INEC does not organize things well, we would have flawed elections. Fortunately, all the signs so far show that INEC […]
Ministers: Buhari sends seven names to Senate for confirmation
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent seven names to the Senate as replacements for ministers who resigned their appointments recently. The confirmation request was contained in a letter read on the floor of the Senate during the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday. President Buhari in the letter explained […]
MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN AND THE 2023 ELECTIONS
By Dul Johnson Those born between 1950 and 1970 are Nigeria’s midnight’s children. They are the special ones born in the period surrounding Nigeria’s independence in 1960. They are the special children who grew up and went to school, finished school without a hitch and got jobs even before they left the university. This was […]
A CONVERSATION WITH DEBO ADEDAYO (MR. MACARONI) PART 3
Debo Adedayo: Skit, Culture, and Politics BY Toyin Falola This is the final interview report with Debo Adedayo (alias Mr. Macaroni) on June 12, 2022. Viewership figures on television, radios and over a dozen platforms reached over fifteen million by June 15, 2022. For the transcripts: YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9D_2yJLa5hQ Facebook: https://fb.watch/dB-JNrcbQI/ Debo Adedayo is […]
A CONVERSATION WITH DEBO ADEDAYO (MR. MACARONI) PART 2
This is the interview report with Debo Adedayo on June 12, 2022. Viewership figures on television, radios, and over a dozen platforms reached over fifteen million by June 15, 2022. For the transcripts: YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9D_2yJLa5hQ Facebook: https://fb.watch/dB-JNrcbQI/ Mr. Macaroni and Cultural Politics By Toyin Falola Human evolution is a […]
2023 AND THE MEDIA
By Dul Johnson The time-honoured saying that the pen is mightier than the sword remains a fact. The media is a powerful group in the 2023 project. The media moulds and controls opinions. The media has the power to positively or negatively influence or mould opinions. You have the power to scatter the country […]
