Opinion

Never again!!!

March 11, 2025

‘Never again’ is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out…. – Jon Corzine (A Review of Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, 2024)

Falola to inaugurate Atiba University’s Annual Founders’ Lecture

March 10, 2025

By Our Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, Professor Toyin Falola, Africa’s most decorated humanity scholar and Nigeria’s most preeminent historian, will inaugurate the Founders’ Day lecture at

Lead City @20: The Past and the Present

March 10, 2025

By Toyin Falola Our university is now an adult at 20! About twenty-two years ago, the vision to redefine the frontiers of private education in Nigeria led to the

IWD 2025: Are Nigerian women human?

March 8, 2025

By Claire Ayelotan Today, the 8th of March, is International Women’s Day, but this week announces a sad one for Nigerian women at home and abroad. This morning, international media

Prof Femi Badejo at 70: The Advocacy of Equity

March 7, 2025

Toyin Falola People who are well-grounded in understanding the operations of the universe would quickly tell anyone who cares to listen that life is about words, signs, and symbols. Individuals

ICCD 2025: Second-hand Smoke and Childhood Cancer

February 26, 2025

By Esi-ife Arogundade This year’s International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) themed “Inspiring Action” reminds us that childhood cancer remains a tragic reality for many families. The most recent estimate from

DELE FAROTIMI: FOUR MEN AND THE SHAITAN

February 18, 2025

By Toyin Falola وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ بَلْ أَتَيْنَٰهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ Quran Chapter 23, Verse 71 (Surah Al-Mu’minun, Ayah 71) And

Tinubu arrives Ethiopia for AU summit

February 14, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. He

OPINION: How Ultra-processed Food Industry Exploits Valentine’s Day to Promote Unhealthy Diets

February 13, 2025

By Humphrey Ukeaja Love is in the air, or so we are told. Every February 14, as the world is draped in shades of red, Nigeria joins the global celebration

Prof Fallou Ngom and the successful Ajami projects

February 7, 2025

By Toyin Falola It is a pleasure to witness the fruits of the long labor of Professor Ngom and his fellow researchers, recently released in three volumes, African Ajami Readers,

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