A CONVERSATION WITH SEGUN ODEGBAMI
Mathematical 7 Goes on Stage: Segun Odegbami, Abeokuta, and the Making of “Ayinla” by Tunde Kelani PART 1: SEGUN ODEGBAMI, A BIOGRAPHY By Toyin Falola This interview will be multi-layered. Its focus is on how Tunde Kelani of Mainframe Production transformed the life and music of Ayinla Omowura, an Apala superstar, into a movie […]
Ndubuisi Kanu, ex-Lagos gov, dies at 77
A former military governor of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (retd.), is dead. He was 77. Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin, who is close to the former governor told The PUNCH on Wednesday. Kanu was also military governor of Imo State. Okei-Odumakin said, “I can confirm that he has passed on. This is very sad news. […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR KENNETH HARROW (PART 2)
PART 2: LITERATURE AND CINEMA IN POST-COLONIAL AFRICA PART A: THE INTERVIEW Let me start with a most basic question: why African Cinema and how important is the nexus between Literature and Film? Looking at your transition from Literature into Film Criticism, how has it been and what, in fact, prompted it? […]
Court grants Sowore bail
A magistrate court in Abuja has granted the founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, bail. A bond of N20 million was however imposed by Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello. He is also demanded to produce two sureties. Ms Segun-Bello, in her ruling, said the court granted Sowore and his co-accused bail because they did not fall short […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR KENNETH HARROW
PART 1: A PRODIGOUS CAREER By Toyin Falola Several intellectuals have dedicated their research studies on Africa and Africans by exploring various African experiences. Not many, however, have concentrated on the exploration of post-colonial African cinematic culture like Kenneth Harrow does with energetic zeal. Harrow has been a Distinguished Professor of English at Michigan […]
Jonathan advises Trump
*Says no one’s ambition is worth blood of any citizen Former President Goodluck Jonathan has told the United States President Donald Trump that his ambition is not worth the blood of any American citizen. He gave the advice a day after pro-Trump supporters disrupted the ratification of Joe Biden’s victory. Trump is insisting on not […]
Eduok, former Chief of Air Staff, dies at 73
Nigeria’s former Chief of Air Staff, Nsikak Eduok, is dead. The late Air Marshall who died on Wednesday was 73. He died in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, according to a source close to the family. He enlisted into the Nigeria Air Force in 1968 and became the 12th Chief of Air Staff on August 27, […]
2020 Book of the Year
Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to more light – Vera Nazarian Annus Horribilis. This Latin phrase captures the year 2020. These two words encapsulate the spirit and essence of the year. It is a year like no other. There is nothing to add to the description. […]
2020: SORROW, TEARS, BLOOD, AND DEATH
By Toyin Falola December, 2019: Abuja, Nigeria. I penned down my plan for 2020. I was jubilant in the last week of that month, announcing my plans, building a support base for a new initiative I was putting together to forge an alliance between African private and public universities. Everyone I met was happy […]
Bakare praises Tinubu
Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, has said the former governor of Lagos Bola Tinubu, has fought and won many battles on behalf of the Yoruba people. In a sermon titled ‘An Idle Man’s Brain Is The Devil’s Workshop,’ he described Tinubu as Jephthah in the Bible, saying despite […]
