Opinion

The North is angry!

Northern Nigeria used to have a cult of power called the Kaduna Mafia. The Kaduna Mafia decided who would become…

10 months ago

Ibadan blast, Abuja kidnaps and calamities

Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities’ sneaky essence is articulated in one song by grand old Odolaye…

10 months ago

Ogboni cult in Beta Edu and T.B. Joshua

The “Edan” is a Yoruba Ogboni cult insignia, an emblem of membership in the Ogboni society. It is a cylindrical…

10 months ago

Life, Akeredolu, Na’Abba and the “Ebi npa wa” shame | By Festus Adedayo

For the Algerian journalist, editor and editorialist, playwright and director, novelist and author of short stories, political essayist and activist,…

11 months ago

As Fubara presses the nuclear button

If Nyesom Wike had read the character portrait of the Ijaw man as sketched by Dr. Percy Amoury Talbot, an…

11 months ago

Why Tinubu Will Triumph in Supreme Court – ‘Chicago or No Chicago’ | By Adeniyi Olowofela

  There has been a social media frenzy surrounding President Bola Tinubu's Chicago State University (CSU) certificate saga, similar to…

1 year ago

The Mohbad in Nigeria at 63 |By  Festus Adedayo

    Humour and laughter often serve as a powerful tool in driving home words that may otherwise be difficult…

1 year ago

When We Are Done Hanging Obasanjo | By Bola Olalere

What happened to our traditional rulers on Friday, 15th September 2023 at the commissioning of Iseyin campus of Ladoke Akintola…

1 year ago

Obasanjo’s Bode Thomas discourtesy to Oyo Obas | By Festus Adedayo

The social and cultural setting in Yorubaland literally exploded last Friday. It almost took the shine off the Oyo State…

1 year ago

Of Shettima, cows and goats | By Festus Adedayo

  Yoruba have a solemn way of expressing disgust with vacuity. Wherever elders look forward, in huge expectation, that a…

1 year ago