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Three unripe mangoes plucked by fate

THREE pieces of news of deaths in the last four weeks or so got me scampering for my copy of…

3 months ago

Obasa: Lagos na wa!

LAGOS State and the drama of its embattled lawmaker and ex-Speaker of its parliament, Mudashiru Obasa, appropriately answer to an…

3 months ago

A Sunday worship with Ifa priest, Wande Abimbola

Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland.…

4 months ago

Making of an Aláàfin: Bribe or gods?

In a viral video, Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, and…

4 months ago

My Man of the Year

The door of life is binary; it opens either ways, inwards or outwards. So goes an age-long wisdom. When the Thisday newspaper,…

4 months ago

Queen Naomi and beheaded skulls in Mògún shrine

In my piece last week, I made a tangential reference to the place of African magic in modern matters. It…

4 months ago

Nigerians in Súàrá Sòbó bus

I have been asked severally what my opinion was on last week’s presidential media chat. First, I must commend the…

4 months ago

Harvest of human chickens for Xmas

The unnamed woman had just given birth to a baby five days before. Her body was still wet as Yoruba…

4 months ago

Kemi Badenoch: Shettima as flutist with ‘gègé’ on his neck

This past Monday, Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, held the fèèrè (flute) and blew it admirably. However, bystanders listening to the rhythm…

5 months ago

Between Farotimi and Afe Babalola

The question as to whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech and a curtailment to…

5 months ago

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