By Toyin Falola The aesthetics of performance as a dynamic process has proven its ability to create, re-create, reflect, refract, and re-present the sociocultural identities of the society. It cannot
BUHARI CRACKS STUBBORN PROJECTS. AND IT’S JUST THE BEGINNING By FEMI ADESINA How did you feel watching Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, inspecting the just completed multi-million
(This is the final report on the interview on “The War in the Cameroons” on July 18, 2021. With the number of views now over 40,000 on seven platforms, it
By Toyin Falola Since its inception, the works of literature that have emanated from the African scenery have been known to be art for life’s sake (utilitarian function), antithetical to
By Toyin Falola For anyone conversant with the African narrative, be they students of African history, representatives of foreign interests, news/information enthusiasts, or Africans themselves who have lived this
Rowland Abiodun is John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black Studies at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He is the author of Yoruba Art and
A Nigerian Airforce alpha jet aircraft, has been shot down by bandits. The aircraft is one of those used for attacks against armed men. It was said to have been
Kabiyesi Alayeluwa, Dr. Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo: The exceptional King of Ondo Kingdom By Toyin Falola Since time immemorial, wonderful things have been spoken about people who have
By Toyin Falola Baba Omokewu is a community drama text riddled with variations of different languages that inadvertently contribute to different layers of meaning. On the surface level, the
By Olayinka Oyegbile Nobody is going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it. Nobody knows what you want except you, and nobody
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