OBADIAH MAILAFIA: THE GRIP OF GRIEF
I spent over 20 years of my working life abroad as a university teacher, banker and international civil servant with an unblemished record. I have no criminal record — not even a parking ticket. Sadly, it is in my own fatherland that I’m being subjected to criminal investigation and such extreme political persecution. Please, pray […]
Zamfara emir kidnapped on Abuja Road
An emir from embattled Zamfara State has been kidnapped on the Kaduna-Abuja Road while travelling to Abuja Suspected bandits abducted the Emir of Bungudu Hassan Atto, according to a relative of the victim, Ibrahim Bello. He confirmed the abduction to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday evening. He said, “Yes, it’s true. He was kidnapped on the […]
Magu still a police officer, says minister
The former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is still on the payroll of the federal government, according to Muhammad Dingyadi, minister of police affairs. The minister told a television station that the ministry was awaiting federal government’s decision on the fate of the former chairman and senior police […]
A CONVERSATION WITH OMOYELE SOWORE, PART 3
Sowore: Society, Sanity, Safety, and Stability By Toyin Falola In recent years, unfolding events in Nigeria have clearly shown that, in all ramifications, the country has swerved away from the trajectory of peace that was meant to be the facilitator of its exponential growth. Nigeria is immersed in intra-country conflicts with different agents of […]
Yahya Jammeh: A Messiah of African Dictatorship
By Toyin Falola Africa, a continent noted for its immense natural wealth and potentials—symbolized by vast arable lands, precious minerals, and a young vibrant population—has failed to fully utilize these assets in achieving progressive socio-economic transformation after sixty years of self-rule. One central reason identified for this misfortune is the prevalent cases of bad […]
Buhari arrives in Imo
President Muhammadu Buhari has landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, Imo State. He was received by dignitaries. Governor Hope Uzodinma, in a post on Facebook, said the President is in the state to commission some projects. According to him, “It is with a heart full of gratitude that I, on behalf of the […]
Oyegbile’s The Dirty Leap: Dramatizing Disillusionment and Dystopia
By Toyin Falola No literary work is divorced from the society in which it is created. Whether covertly or overtly, literature is usually influenced by the society in which it is created. As Ngugi wa Thiong’o rightly noted, literature does not exist in a vacuum. In creating literary works, writers draw from their society; therefore, […]
A CONVERSATION WITH MOLEFI ASANTE, PART 1
Molefi Asante: Breathing Africa, Living Blackness By Toyin Falola Em hotep nefer weret! I have listened to his lectures. I have served on committees with him. I have read his books. I have adopted many of his ideas reworked into Black liberationist thoughts. He has taught me as much as […]
Capitulation Of Boko Haram, ISWAP elements – an eclectic overview
By Jude Obuseh A couple of weeks ago, the Nigerian Military High Command announced that several commanders and members of Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram and one of its rival factions, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) had surrendered in the last four months. Adamu Rugurugu, a former top commander of Boko Haram, […]
Yusuf Grillo 1934-2021
By Dele Jegede There could hardly have been a more lugubrious day for me and, I guess, countless others, than August 23rd, when I learned of the passing of Mr. Yusuf Adebayo Cameron Grillo at the blessed age of 86. In accordance with Islamic practice, his body was interred on the same day at Ebony […]
