The Global Yoruba
Wisdom is better than strength- Famous Yoruba proverb (A review of Global Yoruba: Regional And Diasporic Networks, Toyin Falola, Indiana Press, 2024) The Yoruba Nation or ethnic group (whichever you prefer) is one of Nigeria’s three big ethnic nationalities. It is unarguably one of the country’s most urbane and progressive ethnic stock. It has to […]
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A review of Memoirs of Our High School Days (1963-1967 set)
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the 1963-67 set of Ogbomoso Grammar School (aka Paku), gahtered at the MAN Centre, Wemabod Estate, Ikeja to unveil a book about thier secondary school days. It was a convivial event where many who met last over five decades ago renewed their ties and and went down memory lane. A […]
OPEN LETTER TO MINISTER OF INTERIOR- HON OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO
By Olayinka Oyegbile Dear Minister, I am happy to write this letter to you and I hope it meets you well. I am writing this to you to laud your efforts at the Immigration office and the process of obtaining the Nigerian passport. I must confess that I am deeply impressed with your works in […]
Humanities education for Africa’s futures
By Toyin Falola African universities are having continuous debates on the best approach to balance the sciences with disciplines addressing moral reasoning, history, and culture among their students. “Humanities Education for African Futures” suggests that many policymakers and institutions are now concentrating their attention on programs motivated by technology and science, which has put humanities […]
Big debts, water and thirsts
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (A review of Big Debt, Big Thirst: A Case Study of World Bank Supported Water Projects in Ekiti, Rivers and Bauchi States, CAPPA, 2025) “Water… e no get enemy…”, so sang Abami Eda Fela Anikulapo in one of his numerous songs. This […]
In the twilight of time
By Olayinka Oyegbile The earliest form of healing substances had been herbal medicines, but with the advent of civilization … orthodox medicines have become the main and well recognized products for the management of diseases in modern health systems – Author Unknown (A review of In the Twilight of Time: Chief Loogo Bamutula – A […]
75 students benefit from NELFUND in Oyo College of Nursing
Seventy-five students of Oyo State College of Nursing, Eleyele, Ibadan, have benefitted from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. According to the statement, 78 students of the college applied for the loan but 75 […]
Okpebholo pledges compensation for Uromi 16 victims
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Monday pledged to compensate the families of the 16 slain hunters. They were allegedly murdered by a vigilante group at Uromi, Edo State while on their way to Kano. He made the pledge when, in company of his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf, he paid a condolence visit […]
Trinity University holds third convocation, graduates first set of nurses
Asked whether he was concerned if the graduates were snatched and allowed to ‘japa’, the Vice Chancellor said he was not moved by such because the institution ensured that it trained its students to meet world standards.
