NSCDC to handover corruption cases to ICPC
The Commandant-General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has said that all corruption cases involving officers of the Corps would be transferred to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for further action. He spoke during a courtesy visit to the ICPC in Abuja, saying NSCDC […]
‘Three and a half decades after we parted in Nigeria, I met my brother again in America’
It was palpable joy when Taiwo Abiodun, a Nigerian journalist who recently relocated to America, met his brother, Professor Rowland Abiodun in Amherst, more than three decades after the brother left Nigeria. The hotel room’s telephone rang and the receptionist informed us (my wife and I) that a visitor was waiting for us downstairs. […]
A CONVERSATION WITH Dr. OBADIAH MAILAFIA, PART 1
The Power of Positive Difference: Dr. Obadiah Mailafia and His Nigeria By Toyin Falola Having intellectual capacity is associated with some people who have dedicated their time to the pursuit of knowledge, part of a process of building human capacity, evidence that efforts have been concentrated on something tangible. However, no matter how outstanding an […]
A CONVERSATION WITH SEGUN ODEGBAMI, PART 5
Mathematical 7 Goes on Stage: Segun Odegbami, Abeokuta, and the Making of “Ayinla” by Tunde Kelani PART 5 THE EAGLE LANDED ON PLANET NOLLYWOOD By Toyin Falola In this closing conversation with Segun Odegbami, Mathematical 7 speaks on his acting experience in “Ayinla”. All photos include some of the lead actors and […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR PAUL ZELEZA, PART 8 of 8
Preface This final piece marks Zeleza’s end of term as Vice Chancellor of United States International University in Kenya. PART A THE INTERVIEW (Unedited Transcript) What other roles have you played in promoting African higher education that you’re proud of? I am most proud of four things. First, my scholarship on […]
FIRSTBANK IMPACTS AGENTS WITH A N100 BILLION NAIRA LOAN
First Bank has given its Firstmonie agents over N100 billion loans. The agents are spread over 120,000 across the 772 Local Government Areas in the country. The Agent Credit scheme was launched a year ago to empower its Firstmonie Agents to grow their businesses, whilst being at an advantage to contribute to national development. The […]
Author calls for improved reading culture
By Emmanuel Onoja Law Ikay Ezeh, one of the authors shortlisted for the the 2021 $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL) has said reading culture in Nigeria is quite poor despite the fact that there are good writers in the country. The author of Your Church, My Shrine, said corporate organisations could help reverse […]
A cut too deep to heal (for Pius Adesanmi)
By Olayinka Oyegbile (Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An anthology of poems in honour of Pius Adesanmi (1972-2019), 2020) It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone – John Steinbeck It was a Sunday. March 10, 2019. A Sunday like no other; a […]
A CONVERSATION WITH HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OBA (Dr.) V.A. KILADEJO, PART 4
Oba Dr. Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo: Kings in History and Modern Democracy By Toyin Falola During the recent Toyin Falola Interviews, His Imperial Majesty, the Osemawe of Ondo, Oba Dr. Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo, mentioned that maybe Nigeria should turn its attention again to the place of African kings in a Republic and modern democracy. The prominent […]
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BISI ADELEYE-FAYEMI, PART 4
Dr. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi: Breaking the Chains of Patriarchy Through Feminism By Toyin Falola The patriarchal paradigm of the society marginalizes and even dehumanizes women, particularly in Africa. Culture, religion, and tradition all have a role in this. Society continues to place women under men. In places where equality cannot be achieved, women have […]
