Africa

June 11, 2024

Soyinka@90: Film about arrest, detention to be screened next month A documentary film based on the building on the University of Ibadan campus, where Prof Wole Soyinka was arrested in

Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni at 56: His Impact on Africa’s Knowledge Systems

June 7, 2024

By Toyin Falola My friend is 55 today. I was discussing with Professor Chris Isike of the University of Pretoria how Professor Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheniwill reshape his intellectual future post-decolonial. I

Prof Wahab Egbewole: An Illumination of Intellect (2)

June 7, 2024

By Toyin Falola Central to social advancement is a vast constellation of ideas that springs from the knowledge of informed individuals. These ideas are not indiscriminately produced; rather, they are

New National Anthem captures our being, says NUJ President

June 3, 2024

The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalist. (NUJ), Chris Iziguzo has that the now new anthem captures the whole core of being Nigerians. He made this known in an

Professor Amidu Sanni: A Definition of Discipline and Determination

June 3, 2024

By Toyin Falola Ideas about concepts and phenomena are commonly generated by very observant people who routinely project replicable information on studied items, topics, or issues. Much as these people

South Africa election: ANC loses 30-year parliamentary majority

June 1, 2024

The African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since

The quest for #Smokefree Nollywood

May 31, 2024

Cinema is a mirror that can change the world – Diego Luna On May 21, 2024, at the Enugu Lake Resort, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)and the

Trump verdict: I may reapply for my permanent resident permit, says Soyinka

May 31, 2024

Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said with the New York court convicting former President Donald Trump of unethical business practices, he may reapply for his permanent resident permit. At

The Blows of Friendship

May 29, 2024

By Toyin Falola “You don’t know who is important to you until you lose them.” Mahatma Gandhi “Comradeship is not friendship.” Toyin Falola Life is a vast and

The Feud

May 23, 2024

By Toyin Falola Friendship carries meaning. It is not merely a relationship between neighbours, though it could exist therein; it is not merely a relationship between roommates, though in that

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