Arts

Mummy: Let the Singles Breathe!

By Toyin Falola Nigeria is a country of meddlers. Joy is derived from intruding. The busybodies are happy. If you tell your Pastor, the snooper, something in private on Saturday

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ÌJỌBA PART I: ÒṢÈLÚ

By Toyin Falola               Attempting to translate many African words into English wastes time, as in the silly translation of a Yorùbá Oba to His Imperial Majesty. Why not

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Talkie-Talkie

By Toyin Falola August 28, 2023. Delta Air, Flight 54. 10.45 PM, Lagos to Atlanta. The flight took off. I had not slept for two days running—not because I was

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FỌ́KÁSÍBẸ̀!

By Toyin Falola   I accidentally owe the inspiration for this piece to Glorious Vision University and its Dean of Humanities, Dr. Samson Ijaola. I was invited to pay a

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