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WE MUST AGE WHILE THEY GROW!

August 15, 2024

By Toyin Falola As the sailor of time paddles away The soft and heavy breeze from the running tides The whistling of the deep And the splashes of the bow’s

Tinubu to visit Equatorial Guinea

August 13, 2024

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday, August 14, depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to honour the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The

MUSINGS FROM HOMELAND

August 5, 2024

By Prince Dotun OyeladeFor anyone who grew up in Ogbomoso in the fourties and the fifties as I did and rascally enough to have the effrontery passing through the dog-infested

Reflections on Onyeka Onwenu, the “Elegant Stallion”

July 31, 2024

One of Nigeria’s music icons, Onyeka Onwenu died on July 30, 2024, after a concert in Lagos. Jebose Azuka, one of the leading entertainment writers of the eighties writes a

River Gods, River Ports, War Canoes and Regattas: Humans and Water Bodies in Historical Time and Space.

July 29, 2024

By Yakubu A. Ochefu Introduction Water bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans, have played indispensable roles in human history, serving as sources of sustenance, trade routes, and symbols of spiritual

The River Benue: Nigeria and its National Development

July 29, 2024

By Toyin Falola I offer this piece on the occasion of the outstanding initiative by Benue State University, which is organizing a major conference on African rivers between July 28th

Tinubu receives Chinese envoy, lauds Nigeria-China relations

July 26, 2024

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja received the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Chen Xiaodong, and commended the partnership between Nigeria and

NDLEA secures conviction of 22 drug dealers in Kano

July 25, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, secured the conviction of 22 drug dealers in the state in July 2024. The Commander of the NDLEA in Kano,

Modelling Success: Dr Adedeji Adeleke and Adeleke University

July 19, 2024

By Toyin Falola Success is a broad concept that has been widely researched and discussed for many years. While there is no specific formula for achieving success, certain principles are

Tinubu celebrates Olatunji Dare At 80

July 18, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated one of Nigeria’s finest journalists, Professor Olatunji Dare, on his 80th birthday. Tinubu greeted Dare who is the former Chairman of the Editorial Board of

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