My First Prophecy of the Year
He was sucking the breasts of his female congregants for free. How he got that lucky? He said one god…
‘Power Pass Power’
Why is everyone sorry for Nicolas Maduro and his wife and worried about Donald Trump’s increase power beyond the shores…
Romance is over
There is time for everything. The time for romancing bandits and criminals who call themselves all kinds of designer names…
The colourful year called 2025 (1)
You can accuse this year of all the sins under the sun, but 2025 is not guilty of being boring.…
Re: 2025 — Year of Immigration ‘Shege’
I have just read your piece in relation to the stricter immigration rules in some countries, particularly the US and…
2025, Japa dreams, Immigration shege
One very profound Yoruba migration proverb is “Ita l’ó máa n na omo padà sílé.” (It is the outside world…
The masquerade who drank palmwine quietly
This is about politicians and their needless noise. In the early days, when the boundary between the living and the…
Death came for the king’s seven sons
I hear things Do you also hear them? That it is the rich and powerful that are behind our woes,…
Ms. Winners’ curse and other stories
In a village long ago, there was a hunter who could kill any game with ease. Yet, whenever he succeeded,…
Second missionary journey
Yetunde’s first marriage lasted nine years, nine turbulent years. It was like she knew nothing about Wole until the day…
Mr President, you can do this
Nigeria, right now, is like an impotent man whose wife is being raped in his presence. He cannot cry out…
Wadata Wahala and the One-day wife
I know you watched the PDP Wadata wahala yesterday. I did too. The day before yesterday, I heard the president…
Tinubu or Trump, the choice is ours
On Monday, the federal lawmakers in Ghana spent hours screening their Chief Justice nominee, Paul Bafour-Bonnie. While reeling off his…
Trump, threats, terrorists and tomorrow
A long time ago, when the harmattan still remembered how to bite, a thunderous blinding lightning and thunder flashed across…
Will PDP masquerades fight in the open again?
Here I come from, masquerades do not eat or sit with women. Masquerades do not even eat, do they? They…
Kolos, Ref, Loud, Gum and Fast lane
Scene One: Henry is poor and he knows it. He plays those betting games with fancy names, drinks, smokes, and…
Why is Nigeria’s head not correct?
FORTY-six years ago, there once existed a small fishing village called Bao’on County with a population of 30,000 people quietly…
Why is Jonathan eyeing Balogun’s woman?
His first wife was married for him by the whole community. Everybody contributed one thing or the other, from encouragement…
Why is no one sharing Basorun Gaa’s name?
‘BI o l’aya osika, bi o r’iku Gaa o yio s’otito. If you have the heart of a cruel man,…
Agbowoopa: The Distrainor in the House
WHEN many took off, he stayed put. When the ones we thought were the brave ducked, he dug and rigged.…
