Perspectives

Toyin Falola at 70: The reminiscing about a scholar and legend, By  Tunji Olaopa

TF, as Professor Toyin Falola, is known all over the world, has gracefully been inducted into the exalted and hoary circle of the septuagenarians. And strangely, his self-effacing self would not acknowledge nor celebrate this momentous occasion with at least a seminal offering as we are wont to. Sometimes in November, 2022, I raised the issue of the approaching 70th…

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Iyan-Ewu: Remembering my late parents, By Ismail Omipidan

Iyan-Ewu is a remake of pounded yam from the previous night — the leftover. It is also called Iyan-Ana (literally translated as yesterday’s pounded yam) in some parts of Yoruba land. But the sweet smell from the delicacy will always make one want to stop eating the real pounded yam and instead opt for the Iyan-Ewu. Just try it, especially…

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So much to be thankful for, By Simbo Olorunfemi

It is so easy to forget where the journey began from. A little ease, or sometimes a bit of discomfort, and we forget where we are coming from. It is in the nature of man, possibly for his own good, to find a way of condemning the past to the past. Yet, without properly situating the moment on the back…

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Is the diaspora now about rubbishing those at home? By Professor Toyin Falola

I am so sad as I write this. I never knew that things will become so bad. Immigrant scholars in the US have now become like the Europeans in 19th century Africa, the colonizers who saw nothing good about the continent. This is now the intellectual stuff on the Internet. I have read five in the last three days. I…

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Wike and the gang go to London, By Bolaji Adebiyi

It’s like the rebellion in the Peoples Democratic Party has reached a point of no return. Led by Nyesom Wike, governor of the oil-rich Rivers State, the rebelling governors, Seyi Makinde, Oyo State; Samuel Ortom, Benue State; Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State; and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu State, have assembled in London ostensibly to determine the presidential candidate they would support in…

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Kukah don’t cook me nonsense

Under the camouflage of ‘speaking truth to power,’ it has become a regular thing for the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, to take potshots at President Muhammadu Buhari, and the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). When I saw the media reportage of his Christmas homily for 2022, I observed that it was in two distinct directions. The…

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Pele: The holy grail of world football, By Odi Ikpeazu

“When beggars die, there are no comets seen,the Heavens themselves blaze forth the death of Princes.”Cassius in Julius CaesarShakespeare The day I have been dreading for weeks, is finally upon me! Today that King Pelė is no more. A horrible hour. Incredible! Unreal! Surreal! It is one o’clock in the morning and I am weary of crying but if tears…

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Why I celebrate people, By Simbo Olorunfemi

I didn’t know until about noon yesterday that it was Dr Christopher Kolade’s birthday. Had I known before the day, I would have done a tribute and cause for it to be published in the newspapers to coincide with the occasion of his 90th Birthday. But the moment I got to know, things changed for me. Even though I was…

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Governor Ademola Adeleke: One month after, By Olawale Rasheed

Assuming office under a very hostile environment can be quite challenging. For Governor Ademola Adeleke, the battle for the Governorship did not end with winning on July 16th; the war extended till the Inauguration day on November 27th. Overcoming the odds to rejig the system and set a new tone for governance were hurdles the Governor crossed with such ease.…

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As Christopher Kolade clocks 90, By Simbo Olorunfemi

“I hold the firm view that the surest way of combating and defeating bad behaviour in our community is to strengthen good behaviour in all the places where we find it.”-Christopher Kolade Sometime in April this year, my phone beeped, and it was Dr Christopher Kolade on the line. I had barely said ‘Good morning, Sir’ before he stunned me…

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