Education

Once again, Lagos to Yenagoa by road

November 12, 2024

By Olayinka Oyegbile When you go on a road trip, the trip itself becomes part of the story – Steve Rushin When the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) decided to

Prof Jide Osuntokun: A Life of Service and Legacy

November 11, 2024

By Toyin Falola The Noble Academic and Patriot by Ayorinde Omosebi is a biography of Professor Jide Osuntokun chronicling the life of this great historian, diplomat, and educator who has

‘Agbako’ Charles Olumo, dies at 101

October 31, 2024

Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo or Agbako, is dead. According to a statement by the president of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria

Brig-General Benjamin Maja Adekunle… the illustrious (Akinkanju) war commander

October 31, 2024

By Olayinka Oyegbile, PhD A lecture presented at the inaugural 10th anniversary of Brig- Gen Benjamin Maja Adekunle at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Oyo State, on September

Reforming Higher Education in Africa

October 30, 2024

By Toyin Falola On November 4, 2024, I will address the faculty and students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, on the future of higher education. My

Kola Daisi and the University

October 28, 2024

By Toyin Falola Chief Kola Daisi is widely recognized as a prominent industrialist of his era. The Chief has been a prosperous entrepreneur for decades. As a philanthropist, he constructed

NIJ: Adefaye and the Midas touch

October 21, 2024

By Qasim Akinreti, Ph. D I am a member of the old school club, always listening to traditional music of Ebenezer Obey, Sunny Ade, Yusuf Olatunji, and Baba Gani Eto-

Kola Daisi University: The chief and his vision

October 19, 2024

By Toyin Falola Chief Kola Daisi is a force to reckon with in Nigeria, most especially in Ibadan—the capital city of Oyo State. His name is synonymous with excellence, leadership,

At last, I saw ‘The Man Died’

October 14, 2024

I adore book-to-film adaptations when they’re done well… For me, the most important thing is that the film maintains the spirit of the original book – Maggie Stiefvater I can

We Age While They Grow – Part 2

September 30, 2024

By Toyin Falola I have come to be a tail Without weapons but watching, guarding, and guiding These, who are “my girls” Both the old, the not-too-old, and the children

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