An encounter with President Buhari
No matter how intensely one detests President Muhammadu Buhari, one thing distinguishes him. He does not have the capacity to…
Ndigbo, Buhari and the new war
Nigeria is worse than the Monkeys of Argentina. We fought a needless 30-month civil war. We killed almost three million…
Holiday for soldiers
Nigeria will never have a dull moment with the Buhari Presidency. Just when you think you have had your last…
Oodua Anthem and the rights of the minority groups
In the unfortunate history of Nigeria, nothing has brought the diversity of the nation to the front burner more than…
Insecurity: It is time to open the calabash
“Conventionally, a king could declare war and make peace, conclude alliances, send and receive ambassadors, levy taxes, administer justice and…
Fayemi, Tinubu and the macabre dance for 2023
Nigerians have turned the hopelessness of the country to a huge joke. An internet user, named Chidi Okereke@chydee tweeted: “If…
Pantami, Buhari and the dormant terrorist
Our primary school days were the best. Those who designed those formative educational structures of those days were simply superb!…
Yoruba crowns for lunch
The employment of the synecdoche, Crown, to convey the magnitude of what is happening to the Yoruba Race is deliberate.…
Matawalle and Agbigbo’s carved coffin
Permit me to go a bit esoteric today. The choice is not deliberate, or rather, not my making. The choice…
Yinka Odumakin and the un-condolent condolence of ACF
Yoruba have a way of chastising the uncharitable behaviour of neighbours. Those who take malignant pleasure at the anguish of…
Yinka Odumakin and the un-condolent condolence of ACF
YORUBA have a way of chastising the uncharitable behaviour of neighbours. Those who take malignant pleasure at the anguish of another person…
Obaseki, Oshiomhole and the third generation of greed
WESTERN psychology teaches that a child learns by emulation. The theory is that a child is believed to copy everything…
Students’ abductions and the tortoise’s bone
We have a folk song that relates to the bone of a tortoise, eegun alabahun. We sing this song during…
Wase and his Fulani door against diasporans
“Did you say Tiv in America?” He asked, with his eyes dilating dangerously. The affirmative answer from the mover of…
North, where are your condolences?
DATELINE: Sunday, March 7, 2021. The sitting room was cheerless and teary. On a sofa that has seen better days,…
The food blockade of the North and matters arising
THE last week’s Thursday food blockade by the North against the South reminds me of a saying among our elders,…
Sheikh Gumi: My Offering of Thanksgiving
Sunday school classes at our All Saints Anglican Church, Oke-Bola, Ikole Ekiti, were interesting sessions, in those days. The Sunday…
Shame and the Nigerian political class
One of the childhood memories I cherish till date is tales by moonlight. Nothing compares to the conviviality engendered while…
The North and its elders
THE anthropological structure of an average African community is such that the elderly ones are given a place of respect…
Ojudu, Sunday Igboho and the Sangba allegory
THE last one week has been very interesting, especially in the South West, where the story of the self-styled ‘Yoruba…
