Chairmanship: Ayu emerges PDP consensus candidate
A former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the northern consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. This was after a series of meetings by stakeholders over a 72 hour period. He was chosen after two other contenders; a former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema and Senator […]
Activists reject Corporate Privatisation of water as World Bank Meets
Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition have called on African governments to reject water privatisation and demand the return of water systems seized by private corporations. They asked that water be returned to the hands of the African people and be publicly funded and equitably […]
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Ali A. Mazrui, Abdulrazak Gurnah and the Swahili moment
By Toyin Falola October 12 has been declared “Ali A. Mazrui Memorial Day” by his friends, colleagues, and well-wishers. This year’s observance is very unique as it coincides with Zanzibar-born Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the prestigious 2021 Nobel Literature Prize. Indeed, I will use this opportunity to eulogize, once more, Professor Mazrui of blessed […]
Contemporary Christianity: New wine in old wineskin
By Jude Obuseh Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? – Mathew 7: 3. The protestant revolt that exploded across Europe in the 16th century (1517AD) was known as the “Reformation”, a movement arrow headed by a fiery German […]
2023: Moghalu joins ADC
Dr. Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to pursue his presidential ambition. He was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 elections. He however resigned his membership of the party in October 2019. He had in […]
A CONVERSATION WITH MOLEFI ASANTE, PART 4
Molefi Asante: On Reimagining Africa and Africans By Toyin Falola What is Africa? Who are Africans? What is African history? What do you make of Africa in tracing its history? What should be the focus and center of African history? Have these questions ever crossed your mind as an African scholar or a scholar […]
If Not IPOB, Who’s Enforcing Ghost Monday?
By Jude Obuseh Following the Nigerian government’s unexpected extradition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, arrowhead of Biafra Zionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the subsequent recommencement of his stalled trial, the group immediately issued a weekly Monday sit-at-home order across the whole of the South-East geopolitical zone to protest the incarceration of […]
Dele Momodu: A Child of Independence in Search of Freedom
By Toyin Falola Deserving ovation in any part of the world is a matter of maintaining a positive impact after the evaluation of one’s accumulated deeds. Humans are not popular with the habit of giving accolades to people who are not deserving of it, and if they are compelled to do so, […]
A CONVERSATION WITH OMOYELE SOWORE, PART 4
Sowore and RevolutionNow: Seventy Thousand Years of Inheritance By Toyin Falola Justice, equality, and fraternity were the tripod forces and principles that triggered the 1789 French Revolution. These became the song on the street of Bastille and other parts of France that year. It was sung and animated so much so that it […]
CSOs urge govt to halt water bill and privatisation of public infrastructure
A coalition of civil society groups have called on the federal government to implement the resolution of the July 28, 2010 United Nations General Assembly, which recognizes the human right to water and sanitation and the importance of clean drinking water and sanitation. They called on government to remove every obstacle to citizens’ access to […]
