In 2024, Nollywood witnessed an extraordinary year filled with record-breaking films, standout performances, and major milestones for some of its brightest stars. As the industry continues to grow and evolve, several actors and actresses showcased their talents, making 2024 an unforgettable year for the Nigerian film scene. These exceptional individuals are now primed to make…
In my piece of last week, I made a tangential reference to the place of African magic in modern matters. It was in the discussion of the calamity that befell Nigeria a few days to Christmas. Ibadan, the capital city of the Yoruba, had taken a sizeable chunk of the tragedy. Thirty five persons, the…
Questions are the bedrock of understanding, and even the Bible admonishes us: “Ask, and it shall be given to you.” It is in this spirit of inquiry that I write this article. On Sunday, December 21, 2024, I had the privilege of visiting Ilogbo Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government Area. My mission was to gauge…
When you declare in a public interview that your ultimate goal and mission is the destruction of Nigeria, you have set yourself up for failure in the mind of many people who believe like you do that that the situation is Nigeria is pretty bad, but that incremental change is what Nigeria needs not destruction….
I was quite ecstatic about Kemi Badenoch’s miraculous slaying of the Goliath of the British establishment and emerging as the head of the Conservative Party and is now leader of the Opposition. I felt disappointed by the rather lukewarm reception of this great news especially in Nigeria and Africa. I drafted this opinion piece and…
It started with the indefatigable Areoye Oyebola, author, philosopher, activist and ace columnist and unrivalled investigative journalist of the golden era of the Daily Times. Or we may roll the tape back a little and call wordsmith Tony Momoh to confirm whether he cried at birth before Omo Oye or not, since these pen gurus…
PROTOCOLS It is such an honour and a privilege to have been asked to give this 80th birthday lecture in celebration of a most distinguished Nigerian, a progressive public intellectual, an elder statesman and a major subaltern in the struggle to return Nigeria to a genuinely democratic and restructured nation – father, teacher, activist, diplomat,…
Deepfake technology is a groundbreaking evolution in artificial intelligence, explicitly harnessing the power of machine learning algorithms. It refers to techniques utilising deep learning to create realistic and convincing media, be it video or audio, depicting individuals saying or doing things they never actually did. ‘Deepfake’, a portmanteau of ‘deep learning’ and ‘fake’, captures the…
“It is with immense pleasure and gratitude that I welcome you all to this timely and important discussion, hosted by the HID Awolọwọ Foundation. Today’s webinar, centred on the theme, “Building a Viable Society in Challenging Times: The Critical Role of Women,” is both a call to action and a celebration of the indispensable role…
When I appointed Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Commissioner for Finance, it was because of his experience in economics. That is what he studied before he studied law. So he was a very good man for the job. I remember some of the things he had done in the West, all the industries, the various things…
