By Toyin Falola Prof Dasylva I borrowed the title of this piece from the 146-page book edited by a pentad: Sola Olorunyomi, Olutoyin Jegede, Mobolanle Sotunsa, Rotimi Fasan, and
By Toyin Falola Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. – James
The news came like a bolt from the blue. I had been slated to receive National Honours Award in the rank of Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON.
By Toyin Falola The chicken perches on the rope The rope is restless, The chicken is off-balance Should we wear black clothes, take our lamps, and walk barefoot
By Toyin Falola Africa’s history cuts across the ancient period, precolonial formations, slavery, colonial, post-colonial, and developmental stages hatched and told by both African and foreign scholars. Today, countless
By Wale Okediran Veteran Writer, Prof Ngugi Wa Thiong’o has reiterated his well-known position on the use of Language in African Literature with a new charge to African
By Toyin Falola The sociolinguistic property of God Abeg became bare after Oludare Alaba’s hilarious video hovered around social media platforms and raised continuous conversations. Alaba, a
TITLE: Dotun Oyelade Reporting… (Memoirs of a Newshound) AUTHOR: Dotun Oyelade with Tola Teriba and Ayodeji Ajisope PUBLISHER: Aikon Integral Concept, Ibadan (2022) Reviewed by Isaac
Sometime last month, a young Bolt driver asked me: “Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi… who should we vote for?” I’ve been asked similar questions many times by those
By Dul Johnson Let me begin with an appeal, that every Nigerian Diaspora who comes across this write-up, should please endeavour to share it with as many others as they
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