Politics

THE AFRICAN UNION AT TWENTY

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola Introduction “A heavy basket cannot be lifted to the head with one hand!” I remember this Yoruba adage whose loose meaning is that one can only boast

The African Union (AU) At Twenty: Advances, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

May 30, 2022

By Toyin Falola I am glad to be back in South Africa. The retreat of the COVID pandemic is renewing our established connections and cooperation. I am equally happy

Soyinka denounces Anambra killing, cancels engagement

May 28, 2022

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned the killings in Anambra. In a statement in Lagos on Saturday, he said, “The act constitutes a breach in community ramparts and should be

Political parties ask INEC for extension of deadline for primaries

May 27, 2022

*INEC yet to decide The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has again asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. In a meeting

Peter Obi joins Labour Party

May 27, 2022

Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party. This is coming barely 24 hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former

2023 and the Nigerian Academia

May 27, 2022

Let me make a clarification up front, or perhaps a complication. By the academia, I mean all persons working in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. These include universities, polytechnics, monotechnics,

2023 AND THE NIGERIAN WOMEN

May 27, 2022

By Dul Johnson The infamous constitution of Nigeria does not say that the seat of the President of Nigeria must not be occupied by a woman. But there is

Funmi Olonisakin: The Mainframe of Global Success

May 21, 2022

By Toyin Falola It was at a dinner with the late J. J. Rawlings, the late President of Ghana that I knew who Olufunmilayo Olonisakin is. Rawlings was boasting

In Time Of Crisis: Civilian And Soldier

May 21, 2022

By Wole Soyinka General Ibrahim Attahiru would be immensely pleased and appreciative if he could become aware of another passing being commemorated today, indeed this very moment. The connection is

2023 AND THE NIGERIAN PROGRESSIVES

May 20, 2022

By Dul Johnson Recently I published a piece with a similar title for the Nigerian youth. In it, I assured the youth that the Progressives were with them and will

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