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THE AFRICAN UNION AT TWENTY

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola Introduction “A heavy basket cannot be lifted to the head with one hand!” I remember this Yoruba adage whose loose meaning is that one can only boast

The African Union (AU) At Twenty: Advances, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola I am glad to be back in South Africa. The retreat of the COVID pandemic is renewing our established connections and cooperation. I am equally happy

Political parties ask INEC for extension of deadline for primaries

May 27, 2022

*INEC yet to decide The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has again asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. In a meeting

Peter Obi joins Labour Party

May 27, 2022

Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party. This is coming barely 24 hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former

2023 and the Nigerian Academia

May 27, 2022

Let me make a clarification up front, or perhaps a complication. By the academia, I mean all persons working in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. These include universities, polytechnics, monotechnics,

In Time Of Crisis: Civilian And Soldier

May 21, 2022

By Wole Soyinka General Ibrahim Attahiru would be immensely pleased and appreciative if he could become aware of another passing being commemorated today, indeed this very moment. The connection is

2023 AND THE NIGERIAN PROGRESSIVES

May 20, 2022

By Dul Johnson Recently I published a piece with a similar title for the Nigerian youth. In it, I assured the youth that the Progressives were with them and will

Nigeria at Crossroads: Moment for Lamentation and Ambivalent Reflection

May 6, 2022

By Samuel Zalanga Nigeria is currently facing serious challenges and concerns. While I have not retired yet, and I am not living in the African continent, there is no day

Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III: The Legacies of a Great King

May 5, 2022

By Toyin Falola I knew the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, at a most personal level. We had such a cordial relationship that I had

The Gold Rush for the Golden Seat of Power

April 28, 2022

By Toyin Falola It is another election season in Nigeria, and rather than elicit feelings of hope and optimism, of looking forward to a new dispensation that will improve on

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