By Toyin Falola When the world saw the BBC documentary on “Black Axe: Nigeria’s Mafia Cult” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViTQ7N7iUQ0), the kind of surprise that greeted it, especially over the media, was
By Yakubu Lamai On July 30, 2019 at the Tony Elumelu Forum, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo remarked that: “No matter how young or old we might be, our lives are
No surprises. It was speculated that President Muhammadu Buhari would withhold assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 and he finally did. His concern, he said, is the mandatory direct primary
The Professor, the Journalist, and their Country By Toyin Falola This is the third report on the interview with Professor Attahiru Jega on December 12, 2021. The extensive interview,
Speaking Truth to Power: Attahiru Jega, Toye Olorode, and Nigeria’s Future By Toyin Falola This is the first report on the interview with Professor Attahiru Jega on December 12,
By Toyin Falola Thursday, November 18, 2021, will go down in history as one of the most intellectually fulfilling days I have seen in a long while. To
My good friend, Akin Osuntokun, is 60. He was actually 60 on November 24, but this week, friends and family are rolling out the drums to celebrate one of the
The Abeokuta Prince and the Art Palace By Toyin Falola My trip to Abeokuta in November 2021 yielded treasures of performance and orality at the Ake Palace, the city itself,
By Kamal Buba Danladi The usage of drugs and other illicit substances is becoming rampant in the society today, and the situation in Kano for example is becoming
By Olayinka Oyegbile In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always act of social responsibility – Robert McKee It was with a
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