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2026 MUSON Festival kicks off with two plays

October 12, 2026

The 2026 MUSON Festival is to kick off with the presentation of two plays. It is the first time in the 30 years of the festival that such

The ocean eats our land, Ilaje communities cry out

October 12, 2026

The Sea Eats Our Lands/Here stood our ancestral home:/ The crumbling wall marks the spot – Kwesi Brew By Olayinka Oyegbile When Ghanaian poet Kwesi Brew wrote his famous

Motorists decry lack of access to petrol discount

October 11, 2026

Many motorists have said in spite of the discount in pump price of petrol at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) filling stations, they are yet to access

2027 guber: Hamzat, Doherty, Rhodes-Vivour, 14 others make INEC list in Lagos

October 11, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published final list of 17 governorship candidates for the 2027 Lagos State governorship election. The list, signed by INEC Secretary, Mrs Rose

Tinubu celebrates NIDCOM CEO Dabiri-Erewa on her birthday

October 11, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), on her birthday. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa chaired the House Committee on Media & Publicity.

Tinubu mourns Eze Igwe

October 11, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences over the death of His Royal Highness, Eze Francis Eze Igwe, the revered Agom Ugabala II of Ndufu Alike Autonomous Community, Ikwo

Tinubu welcomes World Bank’s endorsement of reforms

October 11, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the World Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, titled ‘Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities’. He said its

Atiku’s demagoguery in the face of Tinubu’s logical policies

October 11, 2026

By Sunday Dare Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent press conference in Abuja—where he attacked NNPC Retail’s 30-day discount on petrol price and a modulation framework—is a seminal

Globalization and Social Clubs

October 11, 2026

By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to have been invited to give the lecture to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ibadan Social Group. Its contributions are legendary.

A Breakfast with Comrade Hassan Sunmonu

October 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola On October 9, 2026, an ad hoc delegation of scholars and activists descended on the home of Comrade Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu in his lovely Osogbo residence.

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