By Suyi Ayodele Marcus Brutus, the villain of William Shakespear’s epic drama, Julius Caesar, poetically defines the emergence of dictators thus: …But ‘tis a common proof,...
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 Suyi Ayodele There can be only one Oba (king) in a palace. That was how our forebears arranged our traditional settings. The saying in Yoruba...
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 Suyi Ayodele Lagos does not have restraints when it comes to spending money. His first name is Nínál’owó (Money is meant to be spent). His...
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 Washington Osa Osifo Colonialism and modern government victimized and diminished traditional political institutions, particularly in great Benin Kingdom, which, in the defence of her sovereignty,...
By Suyi Ayodele “Could you ‘please, possibly, perhaps’, send me to Kano?” I told my editor last Wednesday. “You will meet me there” was his response....
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 Suyi Ayodele Oluwafemi Ositade is a 17-year-old student of the Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State. He is a child every parent would want, and every...