Re-commitment to Humanity: Ooni of Ife Meets holds Private Meeting with Wole Soyinka
Stemming from his deep concern with the alarming drift of the Nigerian nation into a dysfunctional state on multiple levels of citizenship, community belonging, security and productive opportunities, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has continued his search for solutions through a visit…
A Platter of Gold: ‘We can divide ourselves but not our history’ – Olasupo Shasore
“One of the things we share in common is our history; we can divide ourselves but not our history” Every year, Nigeria pays tribute to its fallen soldiers on January 15, armed forces remembrance day which coincidentally is the same day as the first military…
Lagos the Original Southern Lady of Means. 4th Festival Colloquium for Lagos at 50
Before crude oil became cool, that is, before it became the chief revenue source for the Nigerian government, there was Lagos. Circa 1905, when the ‘geographical expression’ now called Nigeria was administered in three separate regions—Southern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, and Colony of Lagos—it was Lagos…