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My thoughts on the 2022 Booker Prize

June 3, 2022

For us Indians, I don’t think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can – Kailash Kher By Olayinka Oyegbile Last week, India once

Chima Williams Dedicates Goldman Environmental Award to Oronto Douglas

June 2, 2022

By Olatunji Buhari The Executive Director of Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) Chima Williams has dedicated his Goldman Prize award to the late Oronto Natei Douglas, environmental

Adamu runs a one-man show, APC vice chairmen allege

May 31, 2022

Crisis seems to be looming the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the party’s Vice Chairmen have accused the Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu of running the party like a dictator. The

Buhari off to Spain

May 31, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has left for Madrid, the capital of Spain, on a three-day State visit. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the

THE AFRICAN UNION AT TWENTY

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola Introduction “A heavy basket cannot be lifted to the head with one hand!” I remember this Yoruba adage whose loose meaning is that one can only boast

The African Union (AU) At Twenty: Advances, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola I am glad to be back in South Africa. The retreat of the COVID pandemic is renewing our established connections and cooperation. I am equally happy

Soyinka denounces Anambra killing, cancels engagement

May 28, 2022

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned the killings in Anambra. In a statement in Lagos on Saturday, he said, “The act constitutes a breach in community ramparts and should be

Political parties ask INEC for extension of deadline for primaries

May 27, 2022

*INEC yet to decide The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has again asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. In a meeting

Peter Obi joins Labour Party

May 27, 2022

Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party. This is coming barely 24 hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former

2023 and the Nigerian Academia

May 27, 2022

Let me make a clarification up front, or perhaps a complication. By the academia, I mean all persons working in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. These include universities, polytechnics, monotechnics,

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