Call For Papers: Toyin Falola @ 70 Conference
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY AND POLITICAL STUDIES THE TOYIN FALOLA AT 70 CONFERENCE THEME: POST-COLONIAL AFRICA: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY REALITIES CONFERENCE DATES: 10- 12 MAY 2023 VENUE: KENYATTA UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION Modern African economic, socio-cultural, and political realities have been considerably influenced and defined by colonialism. Colonialism created the foundation of the post-colonial. Since […]
Caprecon Development Foundation Campaigns Against Human Trafficking
On Saturday, 06/08/22, under a scorching early July sun, CAPRECON Foundation, along with other partnering organisations mentioned in the above flyer, had an informal gathering in which we TALKED about HUMAN TRAFFICKING awareness and how to be involved in the fight against this cruel and inhumane behaviour. We had fun. There was free Barbeque and […]
PAWA TO ENCOURAGE COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION IN MEMBER COUNTRIES
The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) has promised to encourage the enactment of strong Legislations in Member African Countries on Copyright Regulations to curb the pervasive incidence of Book piracy in the continent. This assertion was made by Dr Wale Okediran, the Secretary General (SG) of PAWA when he visited the Director General (DG) of […]
ANA CONGRATULATES AFRICA’S OLDEST WRITER, HIS HIGHNESS CHRISTIAN OTOBOTEKERE ON HIS 97TH BIRTHDAY
Dr. Camillus Chima Ukah, President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has congratulated Africa’s oldest writer, His Highness Christian Otobotekere as he attains the age of 97. According to Dr. Camillus, the poet is what he called a human being and living ancestor! This was contained in a statement issued by the National PRO […]
PAWA CONGRATULATES STRASBOURG AS UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL FOR 2024
The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) has sent a congratulatory message to the members of the Strasbourg World Book Capital Committee on the recent nomination of Strasbourg (France) by UNESCO as World Book Capital for 2024. As the 24th city to bear the title since 2001, Strasbourg follows other cities such as Port Harcourt (2014), […]
NAMES! by Adéwálé Ṣóbọ̀wálé
Yorubas are a wonderful set of people because of their culture. In fact, there are so many of their ways of life that make them a unique set of people. Let’s look at names for instance. The Yoruba do not just name their children. Rather, they do with a sense of history. Probably, that is […]
B’OMODE O J’OBI II! – Adéwálé Ṣóbọ̀wálé
These are really trying times for Nigerian pastors. I didn’t type men of God because only God knows who His men are. But I know for certain it won’t be only men in cassocks and surplices. No wonder, many of them have even been raining curses on those who fail to pay their tithes and […]
THE VEIL! by Adéwálé Ṣóbọ̀wálé
About two weeks ago, I came back to Abeokuta around ten thirty in the night. What I saw that night was unbecoming. I felt it happened because I came back so late in the night. Tonight, I came back some sixty minutes earlier at nine thirty. The situation was only slightly better. In the night, […]
ALAKORUN D’EWU! by Adéwálé Ṣóbọ̀wálé
If there’s another entry into this world, I’ll not only come back as a Nigerian, I’ll come back as a Yoruba. Indeed, I’ll come back as a Nigerian because within it is the largest concentration of the Yoruba. The Yoruba is ever wise! That could be a story for another day. The Yoruba have a […]
F’ỌPẸ́ FUN! PRAISE HIM!! – Adéwálé Ṣ́obọ̀wálé
I was at a naming ceremony today. To say I wasn’t the happiest will be an understatement of the year. The parents are so-called Christians. Why I doubt their Christianity will soon be apparent. By the way, I used to think it was only the Pentecostal churches that weren’t doing things the way we used […]
