Politics

Human rights and cultural limitations

December 15, 2020

By Toyin Falola Every year all around the world, people gather (in their minds, and also physically) to celebrate the International Human Rights Day, which has become

Olabiyi Yai: A farewell to the Pollyanna of Afro-optimism

December 9, 2020

Yai By Toyin Falola Staring through space that drowned my muse I fight to hide unbottled emotions with every stroke; And every image I attempt to word Gets lost

Bye-Election: APC’s Abiru Win Lagos East Senate Seat

December 6, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared candidate of All Progressive Congress(APC), Tokunbo Abiru as the winner of the Saturday Lagos East Senatorial Election. According to the results announced by

Jerry John Rawlings: The sneaky elixir of multiple destinies

November 27, 2020

By Toyin Falola The Rawlings Rawlings, In the days of troubles In periods of war In times of risk, You stayed as a great man for some A

Updated: INEC declares Akeredolu winner of Ondo governorship election

October 11, 2020

*Buhari congratulates Governor Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has won the Ondo governorship election held on Saturday. Akeredolu, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won in 15

Breaking: Akeredolu emerged winner of Ondo Gubernatorial Election

October 11, 2020

Akeredolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured a total of 292,839 while Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 193, 585 votes. Agboola Ajayi of Zenith

THE TOYIN FALOLA INTERVIEWS

October 9, 2020

Conversation with Honorable Kojo Yankah Hon. Yankah (left) with Prof. Falola About this series In the Toyin Falola Interviews series, Dr. Falola interviews scholars, politicians, and policymakers whose

‘My Oga at the top’ and the University of Lagos

August 14, 2020

By Toyin Falola’ The year 2020 has been a most unusual one. In the last couple of months, Nigeria has been rocked by the impact of a global pandemic (the

Akeredolu’s date with destiny

July 26, 2020

By Idowu Ajanaku Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example -Cory Booker That the incumbent governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) was recently

BAYELSA 2019: The Heineken Lokpobiri Challenege By Mabota Alata

May 13, 2019

The recent call by a group, Bayelsa Arise for Good Governance (BAGG) urging Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, to contest the November 2019

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