Category: Opinion

Protest, Dangote And Other Stories Nigeria is a drama, an entertainment. Listen to the ‘Wahala’ singer, Portable, as he wonders why anyone would want him to join this week’s proposed…

Protestant Greeks In Abuja An old friend reviewed the ways of this government and said he thought Bola Tinubu should be afraid of the Greeks. “Yes, especially if they come…

Ilorin And Dan Fodio’s Deadstock By Lasisi Olagunju Justice Ibrahim Kolapo Gambari, JCA became the Emir of Ilorin in August 1995 and decreed the ‘Kolapo’ in his name abolished. He…

LGs And Tinubu’s Supreme Cut On a bright, randy day in Lagos in the year 2015, a judge hurriedly used the law to dissolve a troubled marriage. Three months later,…

Britain Is Nigeria’s ‘Bad’ Teacher Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new prime minister move into a…

Kings And Imams In Yorubaland By Lasisi Olagunju Beyond its outer casing of spirituality, the post of Imam in Yorubaland potentially guarantees prestige, power and prosperity. That is why people…

Let Kenyans Enjoy Their Kenya Hugh Gaitskell became Britain’s Minister of Fuel and Power on October 7, 1947. Soon after taking that office, because there was an energy crisis, the…

Reps’ Drunkard Democracy By Lasisi Olagunju I had thought that our lawmakers in Abuja cared only for big cars, big bucks and big boobs. I never knew they also have…

Ijebu And Their Ojude Oba Persons who answer Ijebu typically party as hard as they work. They sweat out their heart to make money; they rock their money in ways…

Tinubu’s ‘Taste’ Gerontocracy The University of Ibadan is 75 years old. Chief Bisi Akande celebrated his 85th birthday on January 16 this year. He was made Secretary to Oyo State…