A former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the northern consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. This was after a series
Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition have called on African governments to reject water privatisation and demand the return of
By Toyin Falola October 12 has been declared “Ali A. Mazrui Memorial Day” by his friends, colleagues, and well-wishers. This year’s observance is very unique as it coincides with
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By Toyin Falola Deserving ovation in any part of the world is a matter of maintaining a positive impact after the evaluation of one’s accumulated deeds. Humans
Sowore and RevolutionNow: Seventy Thousand Years of Inheritance By Toyin Falola Justice, equality, and fraternity were the tripod forces and principles that triggered the 1789 French Revolution. These
I spent over 20 years of my working life abroad as a university teacher, banker and international civil servant with an unblemished record. I have no criminal record — not
Sowore: Society, Sanity, Safety, and Stability By Toyin Falola In recent years, unfolding events in Nigeria have clearly shown that, in all ramifications, the country has swerved away from
Molefi Asante: Breathing Africa, Living Blackness By Toyin Falola Em hotep nefer weret! I have listened to his lectures. I have served on committees with
By Dele Jegede There could hardly have been a more lugubrious day for me and, I guess, countless others, than August 23rd, when I learned of the passing of Mr.
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