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Veteran actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84, Tinubu mourns

September 16, 2026

Veteran actor and film legend Olu Jacobs is dead. He died on September 16, 2026, according to a statement by the family. The statement added that he died

On My Way to Kisumu

September 16, 2026

By Toyin Falola Where the Road Becomes an Archive I carry more than a destination, I carry the memory of a historian across the road, I carry questions

47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake LG jobs

September 15, 2026

No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million to fraudsters who allegedly sold fake local government jobs in Cross River, the state government’s investigative panel has found.

Government expands national poverty reduction with growth strategy to Oyo, Enugu, and Kebbi states

September 15, 2026

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE) has announced the continued rollout of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth

Peter’s death is a big loss to the president, media department, says Presidency

September 15, 2026

The Presidency has described the death of Mr Peter Chukwuemeka Onwubuariri, an Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations in the Presidential Villa, as a big loss to President

LIFE CHALLENGES No. 15: BURNT OUT

September 14, 2026

By Toyin Falola When the Fire Has Eaten the Firewood I am tired. Not the tiredness that sleep can negotiate, not the small fatigue that morning coffee can

AFROPHOBIA AND CONTINENTAL BROTHERHOOD

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola I appreciate the invitation from the Federal University of Lafia to give a Keynote Address on September 9, 2026, on the theme of “Africa and Global

When a Black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola Occasionally, what a person achieves eclipses who they are. They may be allowed into an institution because of scholarship, research, intellectual contribution, or intellectual promise.

LIFE CHALLENGES No. 14: LONELINESS

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola The Geography of Loneliness Loneliness is not an empty room. It is a room where someone once lived and every object still remembers. The cup remembers

Group lauds Katsina for child survival funding

September 9, 2026

The Integrated Child Survival Advocacy (ICSA) Katsina State Team has commended the Katsina State Government for increasing investment in health and child survival interventions in the proposed 2027 budget.

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