Politics

Confusion mounts over £4.2 million Ibori loot

May 26, 2021

*We’ve paid Delta, says FG *We are yet to receive any payment, says Delta Confusion has engulfed the payment of the £4.2 million recovered from the former governor of

Surety provided by governor’s aide is suspected fraudster, says U.S. court

May 24, 2021

The United States Department of Justice has written to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, claiming that the surety provided by Abidemi Rufai,

Nigeria: Shell wants to divest to evade clean up responsibility, Groups tell F

May 24, 2021

Civil society groups in Nigeria have urged the government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution of its extractive activities in the Niger Delta, saying the company’s plans

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IS FOR HUMAN BEINGS, NOT CATTLE AND SHEEP

May 21, 2021

By Chief Mike Ozekhome The Northern elites, including the Hon Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, miss the point sorely when they compare Igbo peaceful spare-parts dealers who

BREAKING: Governor Ayade Dumps PDP For APC

May 20, 2021

Cross Rivers Governor Ben Ayade has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning after a closed-door meeting

Bandits kill three soldiers in Niger, says governor

May 19, 2021

Three soldiers have been killed by bandits in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State, according to Governor Sanni Bello. He added that some of the bandits were killed and

A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR PAUL ZELEZA, PART 5

May 18, 2021

The Diaspora Experience PART A THE INTERVIEW By Toyin Falola (Unedited Transcript) How did your path lead to living in the West? My path to the West was

A conversation with Prof Mobolanle Sotunsa

May 11, 2021

By Toyin Falola From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference, which will bring 400

We must decolonize African legal systems

May 10, 2021

By Toyin Falola It gives me great pleasure to be here again at the University of South Africa (UNISA), one place I can solidly vouch for when it comes

Professor Sotunsa Mobolanle: Breaking down the walls of patriarchy in African scholarship

May 10, 2021

By Toyin Falola From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference, which will bring

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