Category: Opinion

‘An Enemy Of The People’ By Lasisi Olagunju “The water is poisoned! The whole of the water system is tainted and absolutely unusable for its purpose,” Thomas Stockmann, medical doctor,…

Tinubu, Atiku And The Lion’s Share By Lasisi Olagunju Adrian Louis is a witness to what popcorn does in a movie theatre. The American poet’s poems are apparently for Nigeria,…

Farotimi: A Trial Of The Supreme Court Adeola was a destitute woman with neither a surname nor a known relative who died at 1.15pm on Friday, 29 June, 1888 at…

Mass Murder On River Niger “As of today, the combined efforts of NEMA, Kogi State Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross have recovered 54 bodies. Unfortunately, there was no…

For The Three Musketeers Of Kano An epic poet describes the Fulani hunter as “shepherd of wild animals.” The hunter is also the one “who knows the calm and wild…

Issues In Adenuga’s ‘Death’ Rumour There is the legend of a newspaper journalist who had an issue with his uncle, an oba in present-day Osun State, and threatened the king…

Tribune At 75: A Bouquet Of Stories It happened that the NCNC- controlled Ibadan District Council (IDC) under the chairmanship of Alhaji Adegoke Adelabu chose a Saturday, 7 January, 1956,…

In Defence Of Nepotism Wahala no dey finish for Nigeria. Because President Bola Tinubu appointed an acting Chief of Army Staff last week, my northern friend sent me a WhatsApp…

The Shuffle In Abuja Patient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. Patient soon suffers mismanagement. She goes pale and jerky, unconscious. Doctor gives his best shot – or so…

The Waist Beads Of Olajumoke “All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her mum is Yoruba. Kidjo waxed…