Opinion

MUSINGS FROM HOMELAND

August 5, 2024

By Prince Dotun OyeladeFor anyone who grew up in Ogbomoso in the fourties and the fifties as I did and rascally enough to have the effrontery passing through the dog-infested

Reflections on Onyeka Onwenu, the “Elegant Stallion”

July 31, 2024

One of Nigeria’s music icons, Onyeka Onwenu died on July 30, 2024, after a concert in Lagos. Jebose Azuka, one of the leading entertainment writers of the eighties writes a

River Gods, River Ports, War Canoes and Regattas: Humans and Water Bodies in Historical Time and Space.

July 29, 2024

By Yakubu A. Ochefu Introduction Water bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans, have played indispensable roles in human history, serving as sources of sustenance, trade routes, and symbols of spiritual

The River Benue: Nigeria and its National Development

July 29, 2024

By Toyin Falola I offer this piece on the occasion of the outstanding initiative by Benue State University, which is organizing a major conference on African rivers between July 28th

July 25, 2024

Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni: A Relentless Intellectual Warrior By Toyin Falola Anthropological insights into human activities in this jungle called the world have illuminated our understanding that the act of bravery, at

Dangote refinery: A call for caution

July 22, 2024

By Oba Adekunle Makama Oyelude. CON I am very proud, as I always do home and abroad, to call myself a citizen of Nigeria, the blessed land of my forebears.

Nothing Beats A Good Lung – (A Rejoinder to Farooq Oreagba’s ‘Nothing beats a good smoke’ comment)

July 21, 2024

(A rejoinder to Farooq Oreagba’s “Nothing beats a good smoke” comment)By Babajide Seidu Adewale Tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit. According to the World Health

Nnamdi Kanu: Time For Freedom

July 9, 2024

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Last week, governors of the Southeast states suddenly woke up from their prolonged slumber, opting to pursue a political solution towards securing the freedom of Mazi

Lasisi Olagunju: Styles and Skills

July 4, 2024

By Toyin Falola To be candid, I struggled a little to arrive at a definitive conclusion about the title of this article, and this is because the man I am

July 4, 2024

Lasisi Olagunju and Nigeria’s Amorphous Problems By Toyin Falola The more people advance in the right direction of thought, the better they understand that the key to sound and efficient

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