First, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the 9th National Executive Council (NEC) of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), ably led by Sir Jonathan Olokpobiri Snr,...
By Lasisi Olagunju I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died; crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid el Kabir) in...
Tunde Odesola Abomination! Market noise never drowns the marketplace. The dog never gets executed for barking, nor the ram beheaded for butting. The market takes no...
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, accomplished...
Tunde Odesola The official name for cage fight is Mixed Martial Arts. Street fight, known as ‘ìjà ìgboro’ in Yoruba, is the bane of Ibadan people,...
By Lasisi Olagunju Adeola was a destitute woman with neither a surname nor a known relative who died at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, 29 June, 1888...
Tunde Odesola Four eyes lock in combat. Two belong to a snake. The other two belong to a former President, whose lipless mouth, pointed nose and...
By Suyi Ayodele December 15, 1970, was a terrible day in South Korea. The Asian country lost 362 of its citizens to a boat mishap. The...
By Lasisi Olagunju An epic poet describes the Fulani hunter as “shepherd of wild animals.” The hunter is also the one “who knows the calm and...
By Lasisi Olagunju “As of today, the combined efforts of NEMA, Kogi State Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross have recovered 54 bodies. Unfortunately, there...