Education

Who is Monday Mangvwat? (Part 1)

January 18, 2026

By Toyin Falola It is with utmost pleasure that I accept the invitation to give the Keynote at a conference dedicated to my long-standing friend, Professor Monday Mangvwat.

Guterres warns world ‘brimming with conflict’ as global cooperation frays

January 16, 2026

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability,” even as international cooperation weakens when it is most needed. He issued

Northern groups plan confab to reflect on 60 years without Sardauna

January 15, 2026

Northern groups and institutions under the aegis of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have announced plans to convene a major conference to reflect on the state of the Northern

Burglar jailed two years for stealing books, desks

January 15, 2026

A Mapo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old burglar, Sadeeq Adeosun, to two years imprisonment for stealing 32 plastic tables, 100 textbooks and other school

Budget Office clarifies allocation in allocation on NEDC

January 15, 2026

The Budget Office of the Federation has denied recent claims that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) operates a ₦246 billion “salaries budget.” A statement by Tanimu Yakubu, Director

Tinubu mourns Mohammed co-founder of Newswatch magazine

January 14, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the family of Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, a veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, who died on Monday night. Mohammed, alongside the

Terrapolis and Orisa Energies: In the Beginning was Dance…(Part 1)

January 8, 2026

By Toyin Falola On December 29th, 2025, after a presentation on my latest book, Yoruba Metaphysics, I was unaware that the dance performance that followed would speak to the book’s

The Obafemi Awolowo Bronze Statue: Shyllon’s Majestic Gift to Obafemi Awolowo University

January 5, 2026

By Toyin Falola Following the kind gesture from Prince Yemisi Shyllon on 5th December 2025, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, now houses a towering seven-foot bronze statue of Chief Obafemi

Hassan Sunmonu: Organise, Don’t Agonise

January 5, 2026

By Toyin Falola To be released at Abuja on January 7, 2025, the memoir of Comrade Hassan A. Sunmonu titled Organise Don’t Agonise, is a compelling read. Reviewing the memoir

The Shepherds of Lead City University: Professors Johnson Aladekomo and Kabiru Adeyemo (Part 1)

January 3, 2026

By Toyin Falola “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” is one of the most popular metaphors in the scriptures, depicting the Lord as a leader who guides,

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