Opinion

Brother Bernard!

May 8, 2024

By Toyin Falola Back in the days when I used to stay in a face-me-I-slap-you apartment in Surulere, I used to have a neighbour whom everyone fondly called Brother Bernard.

INC-4: Growing Menace Of Industry Influence On Global Plastics Treaty Talks

May 8, 2024

By Ogunlade Olamide Plastic waste pollution is a growing environmental menace affecting lives and livelihoods across the world. But the latest efforts to combat this problem through a global plastics

Reflections on Democratization and State Security in Africa

May 8, 2024

By Toyin Falola It is a pleasure to address students and faculty of Kenyatta University, Nairobi, on May 7, 2024. Africa’s journey towards democratization and state security is a

INC-4: Growing Menace Of Industry Influence On Global Plastics Treaty Talks

May 8, 2024

By Ogunlade Olamide Plastic waste pollution is a growing environmental menace that is affecting lives and livelihoods across the world. But the latest efforts to combat this problem through a

JAMB and its unending challenges

May 8, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLE Anytime the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations are written, there is bound to be headline news! No wonder, then, that JAMB is every newsman’s delight!

Toyin Falola: Our Ali Mazrui

May 2, 2024

By Serges Kamga As Toyin Falola temporarily relocates to East and South Africa in the summer, giving lectures in Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, and Botswana, he moves into what

PROF ADELAJA ODUKOYA AT 60: A REFLECTION ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL ADVOCACY

April 29, 2024

By Toyin Falola The strides of heroes are like working wonders. They transcend the mere successes of an average mind, and the expectations of their wins have been propelled so

OPINION: Fighting Obesity Through SSB Tax

April 26, 2024

By Opeyemi Ibitoye The latest data from the World Obesity Federation (WOF) show a significant increase in the prevalence of obesity in Nigeria and the rest of the world in

Judge’s absence stalls Fayose’s trial

April 25, 2024

The alleged money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, could not proceed on Thursday before the Federal High Court in Lagos, as the court did

Have children lost their innocence?: Bullying and its long-lasting effects

April 25, 2024

By Dr Claire P. Ayelotan On this day, April 24th, I came across a media report from The Guardian Nigeria about a student named Namtira Bwala, who her classmates bullied

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