Africa

Is Nigeria on the Brink?

November 19, 2021

By Toyin Falola Is Nigeria on the brink? This is one of such questions that open up the doors for a comprehensive dialogue on the state of the Nigerian nation

Pathways to Nigeria’s Future: A Review of Toyin Falola’s Understanding Modern Nigeria

November 15, 2021

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi Nigeria has often been of keen interest to the international community. It is the most populous black nation in the world, has a vast deposit of oil

Lokoja: Reminisces of History and Culture

November 13, 2021

Gratitude Speech Following the Award of a D.Litt. Honorary Doctorate from the Federal University, Lokoja By Toyin Falola On this glorious day, November 13, 2021, I reminisce on my memories

A CONVERSATION WITH OBA LAMIDI ADEYEMI III, PART 2

November 10, 2021

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III: On History, his Kingdom, and the Yoruba By Toyin Falola This is the interview report with the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial

Beyond the cover-up

November 10, 2021

By Olayinka Oyegbile The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying to us, and we

A CONVERSATION WITH TUNDE KELANI ON CORDELIA PART 1

November 5, 2021

PART 1 Femi Osofisan’s Cordelia: A Short Fiction of Fused Literary Genres By Toyin Falola On November 5th, 2021, at 8 pm, Tunde Kelani will

A CONVERSATION WITH ALAO ADEDAYO, PART 2

October 29, 2021

Musa Adedayo and Alaroye: The Future of Yoruba Language (This is the report on the interview with Mr Alao Adedayo on October 17, 2021. For the transcript, see: Facebook: https://fb.watch/8I5ow-akVZ/

2023 Presidency: Who is Afraid of Ndigbo?

October 29, 2021

By Jude Obuseh In a statement issued last week Monday, Media Mogul, Raymond Dokpesi, of DAAR Communications, opined that the agitation for Biafra by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the

CAPPA seeks justice for Lekki tollgate shooting victims

October 21, 2021

*Launches book on #Endsars one year after One year after the protests tagged #Endsars that gripped the country last year, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has presented

A Journey of Guided Discovery: A Review of James Yeku’s Where the Baedeker Leads

October 20, 2021

By Toyin Falola The first time I started to read James Yeku’s poetry collection, I wondered why he chose that title for his book. First off, not many people

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