Category: OLANREWAJU P. AJIDAGBA

It is still rare to read the introduction to a textbook on African history without encountering a customary denunciation of the late Oxford don Hugh Trevor-Roper. For example, Richard Reid’s A history of modern Africa published in 2020 still repeats this trope while many other popular textbooks on African history still continue to selectively weaponise…

It is possible to sympathise with the context that birthed an idea, even while criticising the inherent flaws in its lasting influence. This remains the central reason behind the malleability of most influential ideas—for when the problem persists, the core tenet endures, even as bits and pieces change form. This is the story of Pan-Africanism…

It is always intriguing to gain insight into the economic thinking guiding the chief stewards of Nigeria’s economy and how they envision its future—particularly in relation to the nation’s place among its African peers. On November 30, 2024, Mr. Yemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Coordinating Minister of the…

Cast Pastor Alagba Pastor Dele Tomiwa Mr Adegboyega Act one The scene opens in the opulent residence of the Adegboyegas. Three middle-aged men and a man in his twenties are sitting in the living room. The three men are Christian pastors from the Church of the latter-day believers. They have gathered to discuss the fate…

My friends, Has anyone ever read a poem and wondered what on earth the poet was talking about? I have to tell you that I read one the other day in Granta’s issue 132, one of their old publications. I won’t mention the poem nor the author for the sake of decency,  although it is…

*Commentary – I wrote this days after the mini-budget was delivered by Kwarteng. The article is rooted in what I thought was the ideology behind the budget, an ideology I still agree with despite the adverse market reaction that followed. Essentially, I took a broad view of the budget’s purpose at the time it was…