Yoruba and the resurrection of ancient demons
SOMEWHERE around 753 BC, two young men named Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Rome was the seat of anything evil,…
Will French troops now flush out the impostor in Abidjan?
FOLLOWING the ouster of Laurent Gbagbo after a military onslaught on the presidential palace in Abidjan by French and rebel…
Wasiu Ayinde: A man may hide himself, but never his demons
“You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life?…
How can people be continually butchered in a land that has both king and chief?
Mo ti ba won de Liberia ri k’ogun o to de. Bi Ilu America n’ilu won jo o. Igba t’ogun…
A glorious pathway for Olubadan Ladoja
Per the Bard of Avon, all the world is a stage, and all the men and women are merely players.…
No part of Nigeria is happy with Nigeria
From Monday to Thursday, I was at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, serving as a rapporteur at the National Summit…
A robbery convict’s contempt of mercy
This week, one Elochukwu Ohagi Official wrote on Facebook: “Ogbonna Ogbojionu was only 22 years old when he bought stolen…
The desecration of ancient thrones
ON September 11, 2009, I sat with Justice Rasheed Fawehinmi (retd), elder brother of the then recently deceased legal luminary,…
Why do Nigeria’s security agents vanish when Fulani terrorists are slaughtering people?
To be sure, security agents and organizations aiding terrorists and criminals are a global affliction. Ali Mohamed, a US Army…
Do Fulani terrorists think they can kill us all and seize our lands?
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! --Deuteronomy 32:29 AT this…
From Nigeria to Kenya, slay queens are crooks
As society plunges further into the depths of despair, slay queens/mamas are living life to the full. Bejeweled and painted…
The prince of hauteur
THERE is a damnable cast of crooks that the Yoruba call “eni awosunkun to n wo ‘ra re rerin”, meaning…
The Priscilla Ojo-Juma Jux wedding jamboree
Even when you have long concluded that this generation is mad, certain events happen that get you stupefied by the…
A psalm for Nigeria’s licensed killers
Did you read the story published by the Nigerian Tribune this week titled “Gunmen kill breastfeeding mother, injure two others…
JAMB as FG’s ATM
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the body that oversees admissions into Nigeria’s higher institutions, is in the eye…
The collapse of everything we held dear
YOU do not need to join the Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, in her futile…
The slave stamp called wages
THE story published by online medium, SaharaReporters, titled “Indian company where Nigerians are paid 20k a month while foreigners earn…
