Opinion

On My Way to Kisumu

September 16, 2026

By Toyin Falola Where the Road Becomes an Archive I carry more than a destination, I carry the memory of a historian across the road, I carry questions

LIFE CHALLENGES No. 15: BURNT OUT

September 14, 2026

By Toyin Falola When the Fire Has Eaten the Firewood I am tired. Not the tiredness that sleep can negotiate, not the small fatigue that morning coffee can

AFROPHOBIA AND CONTINENTAL BROTHERHOOD

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola I appreciate the invitation from the Federal University of Lafia to give a Keynote Address on September 9, 2026, on the theme of “Africa and Global

When a Black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola Occasionally, what a person achieves eclipses who they are. They may be allowed into an institution because of scholarship, research, intellectual contribution, or intellectual promise.

LIFE CHALLENGES No. 14: LONELINESS

September 10, 2026

By Toyin Falola The Geography of Loneliness Loneliness is not an empty room. It is a room where someone once lived and every object still remembers. The cup remembers

Ultra-processed food fortification: A public health solution or risk?

September 8, 2026

By Humphrey Ukeaja Over the past few years, a growing number of food manufacturers, health advocates, and sections of the media have increasingly presented the fortification of ultra-processed

Uber’s exit unrelated to airport car hire system, says FAAN

September 4, 2026

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said Uber’s exit from Nigeria has nothing to with the new Airport Car Hire Rank Management System (ACHRAMS). Mrs Olubunmi Kuku,

Witchcraft in Africa: When belief becomes an accusation

September 2, 2026

The Toyin Falola Interview’s discussion on witchcraft in Africa has now taken place, and it has left us with a more difficult question than the one with which

BALLER-THON 2026: The perfect blend of sports, entertainment and youthful energy

September 1, 2026

By Desire Onuzurike The second edition of Baller-Thon, an annual summer sporting event designed to bring people together through sports, entertainment and social activities, was held on August

Why Hamzat should be the next governor of Lagos

August 29, 2026

By Segun Olulade Leadership is not merely about occupying an office; it is about understanding the responsibility that comes with the office, appreciating the history that produced the institution,

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