By Kingsley Dike There are very few people in this world whose chance encounter with you has such a transformative impact in your growth and development as a person. Professor
By Toyin Falola On Thursday, October 23rd, 2025, Yaba College of Technology will host a major event to honor Comrade Hassan Sunmonu. It is not just a case of honoring
By Toyin Falola The intellectual labor of a single voice is to capture historical moments that illuminate the fractures of Africa and sketch connecting bridges across its scattered futures. My
By Toyin Falola The Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) is 70! I have been part of this veritable organization for over 45 years. This celebrated Society has passed the test
By Humphrey Ukeaja The sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) industry loves a good photograph. A group of people in bright shirts gather on a beach, collecting bottles into neat bags. The picture
By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to give the Jan Vansina lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 1st, 2025. With the defunding of Title VI programs, it
In South Side Adesokan’s second novel, he has succeeded in writing a smorgasbord of a novel that parades the movers and shakers of the African continent. The villains, the saints, heroes and the depressed and oppressed. He has in this one novel told the story of the continent in a masterful way that encompasses all that have ailed and continue to hold the continent down. If you want to know why Africa is not great, why it is going to be great, how to make it great, who are those blocking its greatness, how do we deal with them
By Robert Egbe In May this year, I received an unusual email. It was an invitation from a public relations firm in South Africa, one I had never heard of,
By Moshood Isamotu Beyond the optics and stretching the truth, Lagos is undershooting in performance, and this is not difficult to prove. Just look around you, and you will be
By Toyin Falola “Silver and gold I have none” – Acts 3:6 On September 24, during the coronation ceremony, I won’t donate money to the series of events. Not that
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