Wabba, other labour leaders have been declared wanted, says El-Rufai
In a rather twist of event, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba and other labour leaders have been reportedly decalred wanted, according to Kaduna State governor Nasir el Rufai. The NLC had since Monday declared a total strike and shutdown of the state over the alleged sacking of over 4,000 workers […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR PAUL ZELEZA, PART 5
The Diaspora Experience PART A THE INTERVIEW By Toyin Falola (Unedited Transcript) How did your path lead to living in the West? My path to the West was long and circuitous. Like many among the new diaspora, it started in pursuit of graduate education, which was underdeveloped at the University of Malawi when […]
Falola and the praise of greatness
By Olayinka Oyegbile (In Praise of Greatness: The Poetics of African Adulation; by Toyin Falola, Carolina Academic Press, 2019) In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind – Edmund Burke It is only the deep that can call to […]
A CONVERSATION WITH EBENEZER OBEY-FABIYI, PART 6
The Unknown Ebenezer Obey: A Loving Father and A Darling Husband By Toyin Falola (This is the third report on the interview conducted with Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi on April 18, 2021. With viewers on three platforms now at over 16,000, there is a strong loyalty between him and his admirers. For its entire recording, […]
Trans Fat-Free Nigeria Campaign stakeholders laud NAFDAC
Stakeholders in the Trans Fat-Free Nigeria Campaign have lauded the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for their partnership and commitment to the #TransfatFreeNigeria campaign. The stakeholders comprise of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), Resolve to Save […]
A conversation with Prof Mobolanle Sotunsa
By Toyin Falola From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference, which will bring 400 speakers to Babcock University, Nigeria. Her talent and managerial capability are the driving force behind this success. Prof. Sotunsa does not find this new, as […]
We must decolonize African legal systems
By Toyin Falola It gives me great pleasure to be here again at the University of South Africa (UNISA), one place I can solidly vouch for when it comes to upholding excellence and striving to advance the cause of Africanism. If other leading universities are consistent about their concerns, that is if they have […]
Professor Sotunsa Mobolanle: Breaking down the walls of patriarchy in African scholarship
By Toyin Falola From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference, which will bring 400 speakers to Babcock University, Nigeria. Her talent and managerial capability are the driving force behind this success. Prof. Sotunsa does not find this new, […]
President suspends NPA chief executive
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman as the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). In a statement, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu, said the suspension followed a recommendation by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. An administrative panel of inquiry has been raised to investigate the management of the […]
A CONVERSATION WITH SHEIKH ABDURRAHMAN AHMAD, NATIONAL MISSIONER, ANSAR-UD-DEEN SOCIETY OF NIGERIA, PART 3
ISLAM: AN ENDLESS MARCH OF PROGRESS AND EXPANDING MODERNITY (This is the first report on the interview conducted with Sheikh Abdurrahman on May 2nd, 2021. For its entire recording, see https://fb.watch/5eN6-jkkUu/) By Toyin Falola I did not intend for this to be my first report on the interview with Sheikh Abdurrahman Ahmad. It […]
