Africa

AFROPHOBIA AND CONTINENTAL BROTHERHOOD

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola I appreciate the invitation from the Federal University of Lafia to give a Keynote Address on September 9, 2026, on the theme of “Africa and Global

When a Black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy

September 10, 2026

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.

LIFE CHALLENGES No. 14: LONELINESS

September 10, 2026

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

Group lauds Katsina for child survival funding

September 9, 2026

The Integrated Child Survival Advocacy (ICSA) Katsina State Team has commended the Katsina State Government for increasing investment in health and child survival interventions in the proposed 2027 budget.

Nigeria, Cameroon assess border trade

September 9, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Cameroon Customs Administration have commenced a joint assessment of the Ekok-Mfum One-Stop Border Post (OSBP). The assessment is aimed to remove barriers to

22,000 Gombe farmers quit cotton cultivation, says association

September 9, 2026

The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) in Gombe State, has said that about 22,000 farmers have abandoned cotton growing for high paying crops. Mr Bala Garba, the association’s Public

Amupitan tells parties to prioritise women participation in politics

September 9, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political party leaders to move beyond mere declarations and start implementing concrete steps to boost women’s political participation ahead of the

Police probe death of over 20 in Ondo

September 9, 2026

The Police Command in Ondo State has said it has commenced investigation into the death of some residents in parts of Odigbo Local Government Area, including Odigbo, Araromi-Obu and Orita

Tinubu greets Pentecostal fellowship leader at 70

September 9, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and founder of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Archbishop Francis Wale

Tinubu congratulates Adebayo Williams at 75

September 9, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated renowned columnist, scholar, literary critic, and public intellectual, Professor Adebayo Williams, on his 75th birthday. The renowned scholar clocks 75 on September 9, 2026.

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