Arts

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 Toyin Falola Annual Lecture At Adeleke University: History, Power and Africa’s Future

October 8, 2026

By Toyin Falola The creation of the Adeleke University Toyin Falola Annual Lecture (AUToFAL) means more than the name of a scholarly project. It marks the beginning of a

Onward to the Next World: Tinwo Fatoki, 1951–2026

October 7, 2026

By Toyin Falola Tinwo Fatoki, Ọmọ Ìbàdàn Your name rises where the talking drum speaks. The hills receive it, The courtyards return it in praise. A great tree falls—

Whose Archive, Whose History? Reclaiming the African Past

October 7, 2026

By Toyin Falola I was impressed by the youth-dominated audience that attended my lecture on October 6, 2026, on archives hosted by the G.A.S. Foundation in Lagos, as part

Joseph Abayomi Olagunji and Ayandiji Daniel Aina, Anthology of the History and Culture of Oke-Ila Orangun: A Review

October 5, 2026

By Toyin Falola History is not remembered in only one way. A community with history survives through holding onto the traditions it inherited, knowing who its ancestors are, the

Tunde Babawale at 65: The scholar who refused to keep knowledge in the classroom

October 4, 2026

By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to have been invited to give a scholarly lecture on Professor Tunde Babawale at a well-attended virtual celebration to mark his birthday

Journalism, trust and the pursuit of truth in the digital age

October 4, 2026

BOOK REVIEW by Olayinka Oyegbile Title: Truth, Trust, and the Future of Journalism in Nigeria Publishers: Premium Times Books and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (2026) Editors: Chinyere Stella Okunna,

You are a cultural ambassador, you exemplify a life of musical excellence, Tinubu tells Sunny at 80

September 23, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has lauded the contributions of Sunday Adegeye popularly known as King Sunny Ade (KSA) to the development of Nigerian and African music. In a message to

IJARS 20TH ANNIVERSARY: CELEBRATING THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE

September 19, 2026

By Toyin Falola For two decades, the International Journal of African Renaissance Studies (IJARS), based at the University of South Africa, has served as a platform for sustained

Tunji-Ojo orders probe into death of 33 illegal miners

September 18, 2026

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered full-scale investigation into the deaths of 33 illegal miners in Niger State who allegedly died while in the custody of

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