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Going nostalgic with Fabowale

September 29, 2023

By Olayinka Oyegbile A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness ~Robert Frost (A review of Lola Fabowale’s Nostalgia and

Aderonke Ige, CAPPA chief, gets Chevening award

September 29, 2023

An Associate Director with the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Aderonke Ige, has been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship by the British Government. By this award she

Google opens applications for N75m Hustle Academy Fund for Nigerian SMBs

September 28, 2023

Google on Thursday called for applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a N75 million equity-free fund dedicated to the Nigerian Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). Head, Brand and

Coups in Africa: Historical Antecedents, Root Causes, and the Systemic Way Out

September 22, 2023

By Toyin Falola Military coup — and its sister-act, usurpation — have existed for centuries. Seventeenth-century England had its fair share of attempted and successful military coups. Eighteenth-century France

The West and the Hypocrisy of Democracy

September 21, 2023

By Toyin Falola Western deception has been with Africa forever: 1493: Pope Alexander VI issued a papal bull, “Inter Caetera,” proclaiming the right of Spain and Portugal to enslave

Achebean Studies: A Tribute and A Syllabus

September 18, 2023

By Toyin Falola On September 29 and 30, 2023, some of the most prominent names in the field of African literature will present papers at the Chinua Achebe

Iran, US to swap prisoners

September 18, 2023

Iran and the United States of America are to exchange prisoners on Monday after some $6 billion once frozen in South Korea reached Qatar, a key element of

Cleric decries youth involvement in Internet scams

September 18, 2023

Rev. Tajan Moltok, the Resident Pastor of Shepherd House International in Jos, has decried the rate at which youths in the country engage in internet scams. He was speaking

Nobel Prize winners to receive more money

September 15, 2023

Nobel Prize winners will receive one million Swedish kronor more in prize money this year, bringing the total to 11 million kroner (985,000 dollars), the Nobel Foundation has said.

TIME Magazine lists Tems as one of 2023 Next 100 list

September 14, 2023

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tems, has been named as a leading voice in the international music industry by TIME Magazine. Born Temilade Openiyi, the music star was

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