Tinubu celebrates veteran journalist Bayo Awosemo at 70
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Adebayo Oludare Awosemo, the Deputy Managing Director of Arise TV, on his 70th birthday. The President saluted the veteran journalist and public relations consultant for his service to the nation highlighting his career at the National Television Authority (NTA), where he played a critical role in creating some of the […]
Akande, Kilanko and Adebayo
By Olayinka Oyegbile I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass – Maya Angelou The Nigerian literary world is the toast of the international community. It is has come to dictate the pace of writing on […]
PHOTO NEWS : Four envoys present letters of credence
Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pasquale Salvaggio presenting his letter of credence to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Ethiopia Ambassador to Nigeria, Legesse Geremew Haile presenting his letter of credence to President Tinubu. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ethiopia Ambassador to Nigeria, Legesse Geremew Haile during the […]
The Femi Badejo At 70 Lecture: Power, Privilege, and Philosophy in Africa
By Toyin Falola Drawing on the cumulative intellectual achievements of Professor Femi Badejo, this lecture will explore the relationship between power, privilege, and philosophy in Africa from pre-colonial times to the present time. It starts by examining how centralized kingdoms and community decision-making shaped early governance, how colonial rule imposed new power structures that persisted […]
Falz is highest grossing Nollywood lead actor in 2024
Nigerian actor, rapper and songwriter, Folarin Falana, popularly known as “Falz”, has emerged the highest grossing Nollywood lead actor in 2024. FilmOne Entertainment, a film distribution company, announced this on Wednesday via its Instagram page, @filmoneng. Falz achieved the milestone with Funke Akindele’s “Everybody Loves Jenifa”. Yoruba Nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola, clinched the second highest […]
Awoyinfa and Igwe’s 50 World Editors
Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light – Joseph Pulitzer, 1847-1911 (A review of 50 World Editors: Conversations with Journalism Masters on Trends and Best Practices, Mike Awoyinfa […]
UAE president to visit Nigeria
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year. The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 President Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as a guest […]
Police arraign man, 26, for allegedly wearing army uniform
The police on Wednesday arraigned one 26-year-old Caleb Joshua, for allegedly wearing an army uniform. Joshua, whose address was not provided, was charged with impersonation before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him. The Prosecutor, Insp Oladejo Balogun told the court that the defendant committed the […]
Farotimi and Nigeria’s criminal justice system
By Olayinka Oyegbile (A review of Dele Farotimi’s Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, Dele Farotimi Publishers, Lagos, 2024) Courage is a virtue. It is what every human being claims to possess. However, when the need arises to display this raw human virtue, many have woefully failed. It is easy to claim to have it […]
Prof Michael Afolayan @ 70: From the village to the world
By Toyin Falola The spread of knowledge in human history owes its existential success to the efforts of daring individuals who are categorized as walking libraries. These individuals are themselves a pastiche of different intellectual resources acquired during their interactions with people around them and the educational institutions available in their environment. Dr. Michael Oladejo […]
