Kenya has this year lost two of its eminent intellectual powerhouses to the ancestral world. The death of Prof B.A. Ogot and Prof. Ngugi wa Thiongó, in January and May, respectively, presented the ...

I am grateful to Dr. Doyin Aguoru for her invitation to give the Keynote Address at the 2014 African Association of Japanese Studies, holding at Lead City University from October 8 to 10. As I was in ...

December 8, 2024: Professor Nuhu Yaqub was with us in Abuja, in the company of great minds—Jibrin Ibrahim, Yakubu Ochefu, Chris Ogbogbo, Aisha Maikudi, Chido Onuma, Tunji Olaopa, Paul and Paula Edeh, ...

By Promise Adiele I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till ...

The idea behind TOFAC 2026 is based on a recurring question in the history of intellectual Africa. The foundation of TOFAC is laid on this premise to examine the “origins” of people, particularly when ...

We had been bending so long that our children thought that the human body was meant to have a curved back. We had whispered so long that silence became our inheritance, passed from grandmother to ...

Renowned Professor of History Toyin Falola has published a new book with the title Ifá Priestcraft: Ifáyemí Elébuìbon And Yorùbá Ancestral Knowledge Systems. The 420-page book was published by the ...

I am certain that it was Professor Labode Popoola, former Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, who informally introduced me to Professor Clement Adebooye as a cerebral scholar. Professor Popoola ...

The great story teller, moralist, and cultural icon of African values Chinua Achebe says that among the Igbo ‘proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten. Can you beat that? Anyone who ...

I am delighted to congratulate Professor Julius Adekunle for receiving the 2026 Kwame Nkrumah Award for Service to Pan-Africanism from the University of Texas at Austin. The award goes to an African ...

Yesterday, the Oyo State Government honored me with its major award as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration. I was not there to receive it, but the Secretary of the Anniversary Committee accepted ...

Each March, International Women’s Day fills the calendar with campaigns, flowers, and carefully timed announcements. The day has real historical weight – born from early twentieth century demands for ...