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A CONVERSATION WITH BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH

February 24, 2021

PART 1: “OAKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS”: BISHOP KUKAH AND HIS NATION By Toyin Falola “…provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty

ICPC boss backs CBN over virtual assets, cryptocurrencies

February 23, 2021

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has said virtual assets and cryptocurrencies are risky for implementation in Nigeria. Speaking during

Insecurity: Buhari has failed Nigerians, says Civil rights groups

February 22, 2021

Some 68 civil rights groups in Nigeria have called on president Muhammadu Buhari to act now and come to the rescue of hapless citizens who are at the mercy of

Falola, History professor bags D. Litt from U.I.

February 19, 2021

By Olayinka Oyegbile Nigeria’s world-renowned professor of History and African Studies, at the University of Texas, Austin, Toyin Falola, has completed his academic D.Litt. from the University of Ibadan. With

The ‘Sokugo’ spirit and AK-47

February 16, 2021

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with those who are reckless with yours – Mary Schmich It must have been over four decades ago that

Labour, civil society groups restate opposition to National Water Bill 2020

February 16, 2021

By Olayinka Oyegbile For the umpteenth time, Civil Society Groups (CSOs) met in Lagos on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 to restate their vehement opposition to the National Water Bill 2020

LEADERS TODAY, NOT OF TOMORROW

February 16, 2021

By Toyin Falola Youth participation in politics and their role in government is one that has gained traction amongst Nigerian youths in the last two decades. Discussing this subject

Buhari names new EFCC chair

February 16, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Abdulrasheed Bawa for confirmation to the Senate as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter to the

A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (PART 2)

February 9, 2021

THE PAST TOWARDS THE FUTURE By Toyin Falola (This is a report on the interview conducted with President Obasanjo on Jan. 31, 2021) For its entire recording, see

In search of the ballad singers

February 8, 2021

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession – Robert Graves Poetry as an art has been with man from time immemorial and various forms and nuances

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