Opinion

Why I write on Decolonization

May 3, 2026

By Toyin Falola It is with pleasure that I lecture on decolonization at The Toyin Falola Masterclass on May 5, 2026. I am excited that over a thousand

Nigeria’s sugary drinks boom: Why higher SSB tax is public health imperative

May 3, 2026

By Humphrey Ukeaja Nigeria’s sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) market is not just growing; it is expanding its product lines and accelerating the establishment of new plants in a country

By Tanimu Yakubu, The Illusion of Windfall Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy—particularly petrol subsidy—yields an

Ekiti: Oyebanji kicks off second term campaign

April 29, 2026

By Wole Olujobi History is in the making again for Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State. He is not new to breaking records, as he had

Prof Nosiru Oyedele Ashiru: An activist scholar

April 28, 2026

By Toyin Falola Every time I pen a portrait for an individual, my mind races through the moments that made the individual one befitting of my words. Over the

African waterways and waterbodies: A research agenda

April 26, 2026

By Toyin Falola In listening to the papers presented at the conference on waterways and the mobility assets and access in Dakar, I offer in this piece

African Historiography and Diaspora Studies: The Influence of Prof Julius Adekunle

April 25, 2026

By Toyin Falola I am delighted to congratulate Professor Julius Adekunle for receiving the 2026 Kwame Nkrumah Award for Service to Pan-Africanism from the University of Texas at Austin. The

Before cyber insurgents discredit Ekiti Guber poll

April 24, 2026

By Wole Olujobi The subterfuge is here. After a long lull in the game of trickery by election playmakers in the nation’s political chessboard, Nigeria is back again

Celebrating our military’s heroic actions across multiple theatres

April 21, 2026

By Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised

At 70, Oshunkeye is journalism’s gentle giant

April 20, 2026

By Folu Olamiti Writing about Shola Oshunkeye is not merely an assignment – it is a deeply personal tribute to a man I regard as a younger brother, one

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