Arts

Prof Paulo Farias: A pillar of African Precolonial History

June 6, 2026

By Toyin Falola It was while I was in the process of contacting him to say I would be visiting his intellectual abode in Birmingham that I learned the

Drama as Resistance: What my book on Prof Doyin Aguoru says about feminism in Africa

June 5, 2026

By Toyin Falola This week, I released a new book, titled Feminism, Africanism, and Globalism: Doyin Aguoru’s Voices Through Drama. The background story of how this book came about

Kila faults Okey Ndibe’s detention

June 2, 2026

Anthony Kila, Professor of Strategy and Development and Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS), has described the detention of renowned writer and public

Multichoice rolls out special FIFA World Cup offers on networks

June 2, 2026

MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, has introduced special World Cup bundle offers on DStv and GOtv to give more Nigerians access to football’s biggest event. The offer comes as anticipation

Prof Hakeem O. Danmole, 1946-2026: A Historian has become history

June 1, 2026

By Toyin Falola Life is transitional. A close look at human existence shows every major step was an end to a previous one. From conception, till birth, the

Chief Theophilus Akinyele: The Iroko and His Growing Branches

June 1, 2026

By Toyin Falola The Late Bobajiro of Ibadanland A kì í gbàgbé igi tí ó dá igbó sílẹ̀, One does not forget the tree that birthed the

CharlyBoy to release tell all memoir in July

May 29, 2026

Maverick showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, has continued to tease his fans and followers across Nigeria and beyond with the dropping of extracts of his historic

Professor Femi Badejo: A Gemütlich Moment with A Pracademic

May 28, 2026

By Toyin Falola It has often been a characteristic of studies in the social sciences to be largely abstract and devoid of the practical realities that should set the

CAPPA’s new documentary ‘Sweet Poison’ exposes health, environmental dangers of sugary drinks

May 21, 2026

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has premiered a new documentary, “Sweet Poison”, casting a critical light on the widespread consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Nigeria

Dr. Segun Osoba: The intellectual who kept the faith

May 16, 2026

By Toyin Falola On May 14, 2026, the academic world was thrown into sadness by the news of the demise of one of the country’s pre-eminent Marxist scholars. At

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