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Oyo: Who succeeds Seyi Makinde?

May 11, 2026

By Dotun Oyelade I believe that I have the bragging right to refer to myself as a veteran, not only in journalism, which I started 49 years ago, but

Screening, confirmation of 18 commissioner nominees, based on merit, competence, says Speaker

May 11, 2026

The Anambra House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr Pius Okoye, has said that all 18 commissioner nominees submitted by Gov. Charles Soludo were screened and confirmed based on merit,

At last, President Lai lands in Eswatini

May 11, 2026

By Olayinka Oyegbile Finally, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te was able to make his scheduled trip to Eswatini, the only African country with which Taiwan has diplomatic relations. According

Why I write on Decolonization

May 3, 2026

By Toyin Falola It is with pleasure that I lecture on decolonization at The Toyin Falola Masterclass on May 5, 2026. I am excited that over a thousand

Nigeria’s sugary drinks boom: Why higher SSB tax is public health imperative

May 3, 2026

By Humphrey Ukeaja Nigeria’s sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) market is not just growing; it is expanding its product lines and accelerating the establishment of new plants in a country

By Tanimu Yakubu, The Illusion of Windfall Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy—particularly petrol subsidy—yields an

Ekiti: Oyebanji kicks off second term campaign

April 29, 2026

By Wole Olujobi History is in the making again for Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State. He is not new to breaking records, as he had

Prof Nosiru Oyedele Ashiru: An activist scholar

April 28, 2026

By Toyin Falola Every time I pen a portrait for an individual, my mind races through the moments that made the individual one befitting of my words. Over the

African waterways and waterbodies: A research agenda

April 26, 2026

By Toyin Falola In listening to the papers presented at the conference on waterways and the mobility assets and access in Dakar, I offer in this piece

African Historiography and Diaspora Studies: The Influence of Prof Julius Adekunle

April 25, 2026

By Toyin Falola I am delighted to congratulate Professor Julius Adekunle for receiving the 2026 Kwame Nkrumah Award for Service to Pan-Africanism from the University of Texas at Austin. The

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