
Is History Actually Kind?
By Toyin Falola Let me begin with a lesson on history! Non-professional historians lack the expertise to differentiate history from fiction, not necessarily because they do not have the requisite

By Toyin Falola Let me begin with a lesson on history! Non-professional historians lack the expertise to differentiate history from fiction, not necessarily because they do not have the requisite

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences,

Asked whether he was concerned if the graduates were snatched and allowed to ‘japa’, the Vice Chancellor said he was not moved by such because the institution ensured that it trained its students to meet world standards.

By Toyin Falola Ẹmọ́ kú, ojú òpó dí Àfèrèmọ̀jò kú, ẹnu ìṣà ń ṣọ̀fọ̀ Ọ́pálámbá ọtí eèbọ̀ fọ́, Onígbàsọ ò ri sọ̀ Olukotun lọ, n ò ri mọ́. Ìwọ Òrẹ́

By Toyin Falola Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, a Nigerian medical doctor and seasoned politician, has been selected as the chairman of the 2025 memorial lecture in honour of the late Professor

By Toyin Falola Though they have always been defining aspects of human civilization, power and privilege have quite different expressions depending on the time, location, and situation. In Africa, the

By Our Staff Writer This is not about the Ides of March, celebrated each year on March 15 to remember the stabbing to death of Julius Caesar in the Senate,

By Toyin Falola As the saying goes in Yoruba, “Ibere ki se onise, a fi eni ti o ba fi ori ti titi de opin.” This means “starters are not

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Education in Kano as the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education. Alhaji Sule, 1929–2017, contributed significantly to Nigeria’s socio-political development

‘Never again’ is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out…. – Jon Corzine (A Review of Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, 2024)
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