Aiyedatiwa ‘s OUR EASE health is wealth transformation
By Ayo Oyoze Baje When on September 12, 2026 one Odunphoto Omolaja, an indigene of Ondo state openly prayed that: “God bless Governor Aiyedatiwa for his dedication to health sector in Ondo State,’ adding that “OUR EASE has come”, he was speaking the mind of millions of the grateful citizens of the Sunshine […]
Stop privatization of basic services, CAPPA urges, demands cancellation of King’s College concession
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has rejected the Federal Government’s approved concession of King’s College, Lagos. The Federal Government had reportedly concessioned the school to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA). CAPPA described the arrangement as an abdication of the government’s responsibility to fund and manage public education. The organisation […]
On My Way to Kisumu
By Toyin Falola Where the Road Becomes an Archive I carry more than a destination, I carry the memory of a historian across the road, I carry questions that have outlived the man who asked them, I carry Africa’s unfinished conversation with its past, And I carry Ogot’s footprints toward the lake. I […]
LIFE CHALLENGES No. 15: BURNT OUT
By Toyin Falola When the Fire Has Eaten the Firewood I am tired. Not the tiredness that sleep can negotiate, not the small fatigue that morning coffee can bribe away. I am tired like an old road that has carried too many feet and received no thanks. My spirit has become a village […]
When a Black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy
By Toyin Falola Occasionally, what a person achieves eclipses who they are. They may be allowed into an institution because of scholarship, research, intellectual contribution, or intellectual promise. But that credential can come to matter more than they do. Their appointment becomes a symbol of advancement. Their success becomes a testament to diversification. […]
LIFE CHALLENGES No. 14: LONELINESS
By Toyin Falola The Geography of Loneliness Loneliness is not an empty room. It is a room where someone once lived and every object still remembers. The cup remembers the mouth. The pillow remembers the head. The doorway remembers footsteps. Only the living are commanded to forget. At midnight, the house begins its interrogation. […]
Our democracy has made progress
By Bola Ahmed Tinubu It is my pleasure to be here today to take part in this significant event, which precedes the start of the political campaign ahead of the January and February 2027 general elections. I thank members of the National Peace Committee (NPC), especially our former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, […]
