By Lasisi Olagunju The last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what the town was saying. The guest told him...
Tunde Odesola Daybreak Nigeria! All the make-up is gone now. On the forehead are lines of wrinkles. Short tears dry up midway down the sides of...
By Suyi Ayodele It is a sacrilege to say an oba is dead in Yorubaland. But two obas were killed by suspected kidnappers last week in...
By Lasisi Olagunju Sports, especially football, have opiatic effects on Nigerians. I call it kinetic booze. The ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football competition has...
Tunde Odesola Building the letters of the alphabet into bricks of sentences and paragraphs is serious business. While writing the fourth part of this article last...
By Suyi Ayodele In my place, we say one vegetable does not chase another out of the plate. South-South’s Edikang ikong soup is a practical illustration...
By Lasisi Olagunju If we take the Central Bank of Nigeria to Sokoto, will that translate to wellness for the seat of the caliphate? The Central...
Tunde Odesola Longevity is a predominant gene in Ogunwande’s lineage. His grandfather, Akínsílolá Légbéjure, aka Agbólelelogunyábárá, inhabited the earth for more than a hundred years. His...
By Suyi Ayodele My sense of patriotism would not allow me to call Nigeria a failed nation. Yet, everything points in that direction. Governor Godwin Obaseki...
Tunde Odesola Wande’s star shone brightly in the galaxy of stars twinkling up above the world so high. His star was distinct in the heavens whose...