Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka My editors and superiors in the news room then, such as Mr Jahman Anikulapo, Ambassador Debo Adesina and our overall boss, Mr Emeka Izeze, who then often thought of me as an asset to the…

Professor Wole Soyinka He has been a voice against inhumanity, insisting that “Justice is the first condition of humanity,” prompting Henry Louis Gates Jr. to say that: “If the spirit of African democracy has a voice and a face, they…

I first met you on your hospital bed in UCH in October or November 1965 in the company of two or three Ibadan student activists. I no longer remember how your message reached us. You charged us to disrupt the…

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka with Chief Bola Ige. Kongi spoke out at Dad’s funeral; he spoke truth to power in his funeral oration, as he alluded to the fact that “the killers are among us”! No one could stop…

A Nigerian newspaper, on 4 July, reported that the Nigerian government signed the European Union-African, Caribbean and Pacific ((EU-ACP) Samoa Agreement which tacitly recognises Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+). The government reacted by insisting that the $150 billion…

Professor Wole Soyinka It is not a hyperbole to call Soyinka the Pride of Africa, as he has been leading from the front against the abuse of power, military dictatorships and ‘sit tightism’ of African rulers, alongside human rights abuses,…

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka Soyinka is perhaps unique in his combination of a long, distinguished literary career with an equally tumultuous one as a political activist. His literature and his political dissidence cannot, in fact, be separated. The former…

If you’re a woman in your 30s, 40s, or 50s, you have a good chance of developing fibroids which are mostly non-cancerous growths in your uterus. Don’t be surprised that these growths may be painful and even debilitating for you…

Dear Aunty Temilolu, I am a 34-year-old lady who decided at a very tender age never to give room for premarital sex, I have suffered a lot just because of this one decision. I have been sacked simply because of…

West Africans on 7 July, witnessed the tragic split of their region into two opposing blocs. The first time since the 1975 establishment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Eleven regional Heads of State met in Abuja…

Breast flattening is an under-reported practice with critical consequences for both the victims and society. Such a practice calls for urgent intervention to safeguard the lives and dignity of teenage girls. African countries should prioritise and address the ancient harmful…

ECOWAS Court of Justice in session. The recent ruling is welcome, but the real test lies in securing compliance from Nigeria’s government, which is known for its reluctance to adhere to unfavourable judicial rulings. This reluctance raises concerns about the…

The Qur’an emphasises that all living beings are interconnected, so we, the most intelligent of His creation, have the responsibility to safeguard their welfare. Climate change poses a significant threat to ecosystems, biodiversity, and vulnerable communities. By addressing climate change,…

So, the truism of the unity of bias and preference of the political class no longer takes time to manifest? And, the philosophical approach to governance by OBJ and Tinubu is the same after all? So, the interest of the…

On 6th July 2024, the military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). They once again clearly enunciated their total commitment to protecting their sovereignty and security while…