Opinion

Another view on restructuring

August 19, 2021

By Jude Obuseh The RESTRUCTURING debate is a smoldering topic that has continued to gain ascendancy in public discourses as the search for a magic formula to cure Nigeria’s several

Descent from humanism: Literature, music, and the media

August 18, 2021

By Professor Olu Obafemi Many would agree that when the core principles and values inherent in humanism–rationality, reason, compassion, human dignity, fellow-feeling, freedom, love, and kindness–are in deficit in society,

If Not Infrastructure, Then What?, By Femi Adesina

August 12, 2021

By Femi Adesina Former Governor of Anambra State and running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, flew into the eye of the storm some

‘Three and a half decades after we parted in Nigeria, I met my brother again in America’

August 11, 2021

It was palpable joy when Taiwo Abiodun, a Nigerian journalist who recently relocated to America, met his brother, Professor Rowland Abiodun in Amherst, more than three decades after the brother

A CONVERSATION WITH Dr. OBADIAH MAILAFIA, PART 1

August 10, 2021

The Power of Positive Difference: Dr. Obadiah Mailafia and His Nigeria By Toyin Falola Having intellectual capacity is associated with some people who have dedicated their time to the pursuit

A CONVERSATION WITH SEGUN ODEGBAMI, PART 5

August 10, 2021

Mathematical 7 Goes on Stage: Segun Odegbami, Abeokuta, and the Making of “Ayinla” by Tunde Kelani PART 5 THE EAGLE LANDED ON PLANET NOLLYWOOD

A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR PAUL ZELEZA, PART 8 of 8

August 10, 2021

Preface This final piece marks Zeleza’s end of term as Vice Chancellor of United States International University in Kenya. PART A THE INTERVIEW (Unedited Transcript) What

A cut too deep to heal (for Pius Adesanmi)

August 9, 2021

By Olayinka Oyegbile (Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An anthology of poems in honour of Pius Adesanmi (1972-2019), 2020) It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it

No, IBB, power rotation is democratic

August 8, 2021

Ahead of his 80th birthday, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who ruled Nigeria as a self-styled military president from 1985 to 1993, spoke at length with ARISE TV in an interview

A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BISI ADELEYE-FAYEMI, PART 4

August 6, 2021

Dr. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi: Breaking the Chains of Patriarchy Through Feminism By Toyin Falola The patriarchal paradigm of the society marginalizes and even dehumanizes women, particularly in Africa. Culture,

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