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2023 AND THE MEDIA

June 15, 2022

By Dul Johnson The time-honoured saying that the pen is mightier than the sword remains a fact. The media is a powerful group in the 2023 project. The media

Femi Soyinka, Professor of Dermatology, dies at 85.

June 14, 2022

Professor Femi Soyinka, the younger brother of the Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka is dead. He was 85. A statement by the family said he died in the early hours

Ibadan Northwest/Southwest aspirant sues APC, INEC over primaries

June 14, 2022

By Our Reporter An aspirant for the Ibadan Northwest and Southwest Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Biodun Ikumogunniyi has sued the party, the

Ọ̀wọ̀: Soaring Insecurity and the Conspiracy of State Silence

June 7, 2022

By Toyin Falola Owo, Ondo State, June 5, 2022. A day of bloodshed in a place of worship. All our fears are back. Far away in Europe, I could

My thoughts on the 2022 Booker Prize

June 3, 2022

For us Indians, I don’t think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can – Kailash Kher By Olayinka Oyegbile Last week, India once

Adamu runs a one-man show, APC vice chairmen allege

May 31, 2022

Crisis seems to be looming the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the party’s Vice Chairmen have accused the Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu of running the party like a dictator. The

Buhari off to Spain

May 31, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has left for Madrid, the capital of Spain, on a three-day State visit. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the

THE AFRICAN UNION AT TWENTY

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola Introduction “A heavy basket cannot be lifted to the head with one hand!” I remember this Yoruba adage whose loose meaning is that one can only boast

The African Union (AU) At Twenty: Advances, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola I am glad to be back in South Africa. The retreat of the COVID pandemic is renewing our established connections and cooperation. I am equally happy

Soyinka denounces Anambra killing, cancels engagement

May 28, 2022

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned the killings in Anambra. In a statement in Lagos on Saturday, he said, “The act constitutes a breach in community ramparts and should be

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