Are Yoruba Muslims Truly Marginalised?
By Lasisi Olagunju Each time we hear or read outsiders say they are fighting for Yoruba Muslims, some of us (Yoruba Muslims) laugh. Who told them that we cannot fight…
Let Us Name Nigeria After Our President
By Lasisi Olagunju Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I thought the president…
Bank Shares And Bank Tzars
By Lasisi Olagunju Some 15 years ago, millions of poor Nigerians were conned into borrowing to buy bank shares. I was one of them. I had no one to pull…
Islam: Beyond Terrorism And Boko Haram
By Lasisi Olagunju The United Arab Emirates has just held its Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Our president was there. A part of that event was the World Future Energy Summit…
Alaafin: Some Words For King And Chiefs
By Lasisi Olagunju The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the appointment and removal of the oba and…
Who Will Save Edo PDP From Closing Shop?
By John Mayaki The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State is like a once-proud mansion now overrun by termite. I mean, it’s barely standing and creaking at the beams,…
Fulani, Hausa And Yoruba Truths
Fulani, Hausa And Yoruba Truths By Lasisi Olagunju We say in Yoruba that if we do a census of slaves, slaves will be sad. History, an account of facts of…
Pastor Adeboye, Owners Of Nigeria And 2025
Pastor Adeboye, Owners Of Nigeria And 2025 By Lasisi Olagunju If the elites of the North will not ‘give’ President Bola Tinubu a second term, who told them that the…
Desperate Crowds And Foods Of Death
Desperate Crowds And Foods Of Death By Lasisi Olagunju I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died; crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid el…
‘An Enemy Of The People’
‘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,…