Arts

In search of a worthy legacy

July 16, 2021

By Olayinka Oyegbile Nobody is going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it. Nobody knows what you want except you, and nobody

Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah: The Poet, Playwright, and Philosopher

July 1, 2021

By Toyin Falola At the end of the “hustle-bustle” and serenade hullabaloo witnessed in George Orwell’s classical fantasy, Animal Farm, about social relevance, position, and status of animals compared

Kano Hisbah bans use of mannequin

July 1, 2021

The Kano State Hisbah Board has banned the use of mannequins mostly used by tailors, supermarkets and boutique owners to display clothes. The Commander-General of the board, Shaikh Harun Ibn

A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR PAUL ZELEZA, PART 6 of 7

June 29, 2021

African Universities and African Future: The Meeting Point PART A THE INTERVIEW (Unedited Transcript) What do you see as the major challenges and opportunities facing African universities? Based on

REFLECTIONS ON FIRST DAY OF THE 6TH J.A. ATANDA LECTURES AND CONFERENCE

June 23, 2021

By Toyin Falola The 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference upheld its standard as an event with an impressive academic gathering of scholars and researchers interested in the

Stakeholders agree to work for #SmokefreeNollywood

June 18, 2021

The cream of the Nollywood industry has agreed to work to see to the end of activities of tobacco industry in the film and video sector of the Nigerian entertainment

Femi Osofisan at 75: A literary luminary and statesman

June 16, 2021

By Toyin Falola I am often saddened by one fact: Nigeria is one of the most blessed nations in terms of human resources. Yet, it wallows in underdevelopment due

A CONVERSATION WITH PRINCE YEMISI SHYLLON, PART 4

June 8, 2021

Elevating Africa: The Collections in the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art By Toyin Falola Africa is often viewed with a degrading lens by other continents, especially by those in the

A CONVERSATION WITH PRINCE YEMISI SHYLLON, PART 3

June 7, 2021

The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art: Reintroducing Africa in Modern African Art By Toyin Falola The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA) and its extensive collection of traditional (antique) and

Remembering Professor J. A. Atanda

June 7, 2021

By Toyin Falola Many Africans have shown pioneering integrity in enhancing the formidable intellectual image that has come to be associated with the Black race. Specifically, Nigeria’s intellectual network has

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