Issues In Adenuga’s ‘Death’ Rumour
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
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
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
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
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…
Petrol Price As Slow Poison
Petrol Price As Slow Poison On May 25, 2020, George Floyd of Minneapolis repeatedly pleaded for reprieve. “I can’t breathe,” he groaned while police officer, Derek Chauvin, smashed his knee…
Rivers: Beyond Wike And Fubara
Rivers: Beyond Wike And Fubara Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s 1947 book, ‘Path to Nigerian Freedom’, opens with three quotations. The first tells the reader: “This above all: to thine own self…
Poverty, Professors, And Policy
Poverty, Professors, And Policy There was a time in this country when professors earned more than federal permanent secretaries. That was before Nigeria happened to itself. A professor in 1973…
‘I Am Here To Plunder’
‘I Am Here To Plunder’ I always wonder why it appears difficult for President Bola Tinubu to defeat banditry in Nigeria. The president’s most popular chieftaincy title is Jagaban Borgu.…
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
‘Those Who Are About To Die Salute You’ From William Bascom, American folklorist and anthropologist, I got a Yoruba story. It is here retold, substantially in my own words, in…