By Toyin Falola At the end of the “hustle-bustle” and serenade hullabaloo witnessed in George Orwell’s classical fantasy, Animal Farm, about social relevance, position, and status of animals compared
By Toyin Falola The 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference upheld its standard as an event with an impressive academic gathering of scholars and researchers interested in the
By Olayinka Oyegbile Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority
By Toyin Falola I am often saddened by one fact: Nigeria is one of the most blessed nations in terms of human resources. Yet, it wallows in underdevelopment due
I have been privileged to interview quite a number of world leaders in the course of my journalism career. These include President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana, President
Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi: Women’s rights activist and community mobilizer By Toyin Falola Dr. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi is defined by her versatility, in addition to her compassionate dispositions in favor of altruistic humanitarian
Elevating Africa: The Collections in the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art By Toyin Falola Africa is often viewed with a degrading lens by other continents, especially by those in the
Omo, I see you are still on Twitter. How you dey take do am? Come and teach your brother…” “Eishhh, Ishhh…Will you keep quiet?” “But I noticed you tweeted something
Mis-Understanding Islam By Toyin Falola There could be a thin and almost fully blurred line between piety and extremism. The first is a well-meaning zeal for religiousness or political ideology.
By Toyin Falola Many Africans have shown pioneering integrity in enhancing the formidable intellectual image that has come to be associated with the Black race. Specifically, Nigeria’s intellectual network has
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