The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr Ibrahim Amos, who was kidnapped from his residence by bandits in the early hours of Thursday. Amos is
The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited the key officials of the State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to appear before it over he upcoming Local Government Election slated for
Prof Akinwumi Ogundiran of the Northwestern University has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected along with eight members of the faculty. Ogundiran, a
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (A review of Big Debt, Big Thirst: A Case Study of World Bank Supported Water Projects in
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has stressed the need for the establishment of an Inland Dry Port (IDP), in Jos, Plateau State, as part of efforts to boost economic activities in
By Toyin Falola In a major exhibition that will close in a week, the recent creation of Moyo Okediji, a scholar-artist, enables us to focus on his unique contributions to
By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to have been asked by the University of the Free State to give a Keynote Address on Thursday, April 10, 2025. This major
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census on Wednesday. The committee will submit an interim report within three weeks. The
By Toyin Falola This piece is to celebrate the teaching award to be conferred by the University of Texas at Austin on Professor Niyi Afolabi, my colleague, on April 23,
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