Politics

A cut too deep to heal (for Pius Adesanmi)

August 9, 2021

By Olayinka Oyegbile (Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An anthology of poems in honour of Pius Adesanmi (1972-2019), 2020) It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it

A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BISI ADELEYE-FAYEMI, PART 4

August 6, 2021

Dr. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi: Breaking the Chains of Patriarchy Through Feminism By Toyin Falola The patriarchal paradigm of the society marginalizes and even dehumanizes women, particularly in Africa. Culture,

A CONVERSATION WITH HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OBA (Dr.) V.A. KILADEJO, PART 3

August 3, 2021

THE POWER OF ORAL TRADITION: OBA KILADEJO ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ONDO HISTORY By Toyin Falola Introduction As always, the Toyin Falola Interviews is

A CONVERSATION WITH HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OBA (Dr.) V.A. KILADEJO, PART 2

August 2, 2021

(This is the first report on the interview with His Imperial Majesty, Kabiyesi Alayeluwa of the Ondo Kingdom, Dr. Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo, on July 25, 2021. With the number of

Ondo election: It’s Akeredolu Supreme Court declares

July 28, 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the victory of Rotimi Akeredolu in the last governorship election in Ondo State. His victory was upheld in majority judgment delivered by four of

A CONVERSATION WITH PROF. CARLSON ANYANGWE, PART 5 of 5

July 28, 2021

(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

Nnamdi Kanu trial resumes in October

July 26, 2021

The State Security Service (SSS) failed to produce Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for his scheduled trial at the Federal High Court in

A CONVERSATION WITH PROF. CARLSON ANYANGWE, PART 4

July 26, 2021

Cameroon: Secessionist Agitations and Political Balancing (This is the second report on the interview on “The War in the Cameroons” on July 18, 2021. With the number of views

Labour, CSOs launch Campaign for Transformative Governance

July 26, 2021

Key labour and civil society groups across the country on July 26, 2021 converged on Abuja to launch a Campaign for Transformative Governance as a response to bad governance in

Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah’s Seriya and the Aesthetics of Socialist Realism

July 22, 2021

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

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