
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 fight...

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...

By Lasisi Olagunju Persons who answer Ijebu typically party as hard as they work. They sweat out their heart to make money; they rock their money...

By Lasisi Olagunju The University of Ibadan is 75 years old. Chief Bisi Akande celebrated his 85th birthday on January 16 this year. He was made...

By Lasisi Olagunju “A large percentage of them are from Niger Republic, Mali, and Chad.” The six South-West states are being overrun by an army of...

By Lasisi Olagunju The Japanese national anthem is a one-stanza song known as Kimigayo; its English translation approximates ‘The Reign of Our Emperor’. The worth of...

By Lasisi Olagunju Today, those whose ancestors snatched Kano are fighting each other over the city and their spoils. The Yoruba would look at their drama...

By Lasisi Olagunju A minister suffered severe abuse and reprimand from the elites of the North last week because she asked the North to choose mass...

By Lasisi Olagunju I do not believe that the president of any country will deliberately wreck everything. Their problem may be arrogance or ignorance – or...

By Lasisi Olagunju A young taxi driver sat on the bonnet of his car some years ago thoroughly frustrated by Nigeria’s unending petrol mess. A television...