By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to give the Jan Vansina lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 1st, 2025. With the defunding of Title VI programs, it
In South Side Adesokan’s second novel, he has succeeded in writing a smorgasbord of a novel that parades the movers and shakers of the African continent. The villains, the saints, heroes and the depressed and oppressed. He has in this one novel told the story of the continent in a masterful way that encompasses all that have ailed and continue to hold the continent down. If you want to know why Africa is not great, why it is going to be great, how to make it great, who are those blocking its greatness, how do we deal with them
By Robert Egbe In May this year, I received an unusual email. It was an invitation from a public relations firm in South Africa, one I had never heard of,
By Moshood Isamotu Beyond the optics and stretching the truth, Lagos is undershooting in performance, and this is not difficult to prove. Just look around you, and you will be
By Toyin Falola “Silver and gold I have none” – Acts 3:6 On September 24, during the coronation ceremony, I won’t donate money to the series of events. Not that
By Wole Olujobi “Okonkwo is the conscience of an embattled race in the dialectic of history, discuss,” screamed Professor Adebayo Williams to us his Literary Studies students at the University
By Toyin Falola On September 16, 2025, the ambience in the Lagos State University auditorium had a different turn than usual. Naturally, it is expected that Inaugurals are usually ceremonial
By Toyin Falola Regarding how people engage with sites and cultures, migration has long been a hot issue. While some people relocate due to challenging circumstances, others migrate willingly, driven
Only the dead have seen the end of war- George Santayana (A review of The Road to the Country, Chigozie Obioma, Masobe Books, Lagos, 2024) The Nigeria civil war (1967-70)
By Toyin Falola Since I will be delivering the Coronation Lecture on September 24, 2025, there is no need to issue an advance advisory to our new Kabiyesi, the Olubadan
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