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A CONVERSATION WITH PROF. CARLSON ANYANGWE, PART 3

July 22, 2021

(This is the first report on the interview on “The War in the Cameroon” on July 18, 2021. With the number of views over 30,000 on seven platforms, it is

Africa: Devastating moments for us all

July 22, 2021

By Toyin Falola For anyone conversant with the African narrative, be they students of African history, representatives of foreign interests, news/information enthusiasts, or Africans themselves who have lived this

I welcome return of stolen African Arts, says Prof Abiodun

July 22, 2021

Rowland Abiodun is John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black Studies at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He is the author of Yoruba Art and

A CONVERSATION WITH HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OBA (Dr.) V.A. KILADEJO

July 19, 2021

Kabiyesi Alayeluwa, Dr. Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo: The exceptional King of Ondo Kingdom By Toyin Falola Since time immemorial, wonderful things have been spoken about people who have

The Ties that Bind: Love, Tolerance, and Communal life in Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah’s Baba Omokewu

July 16, 2021

By Toyin Falola Baba Omokewu is a community drama text riddled with variations of different languages that inadvertently contribute to different layers of meaning. On the surface level, the

THE WAR IN THE CAMEROONS

July 13, 2021

A CONVERSATION WITH PROF. CARLSON ANYANGWE, PART 1 By Toyin Falola There is no such thing as an authentic narrative in war and conflict situations. All “facts” in war

Civil Society Rejects Petroleum Industry Bill

July 9, 2021

*Says it is anti-people A coalition of civil society groups on Wednesday roundly condemned and rejected the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as proposed by the Senate and House of Representatives.

GENDER MATTER: PROMINENT ACTIVISTS TO SPEAK ON WOMEN AND NIGERIAN POLITICS

July 7, 2021

By Toyin Falola Since the formation and evolution of humans into a sedentary lifestyle organized into clusters of families, lineages, compounds, and later, nations and nationalities, culture and religion have

We’ve no hands in Nnamdi Kanu’s extradition, Kenya declares

July 2, 2021

Kenya has denied any involvement in the arrest of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The country’s High Commissioner said his country “does not want to be dragged into Nigeria’s internal affairs.”

Femi Osofisan at 75: A literary luminary and statesman

June 16, 2021

By Toyin Falola I am often saddened by one fact: Nigeria is one of the most blessed nations in terms of human resources. Yet, it wallows in underdevelopment due

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