By Lasisi Olagunju Three politicians—America, Britain, and Nigeria—died in a stampede over oil, influence, and global validation. In the afterlife, they were received by Angel Gabriel,...
By Lasisi Olagunju A mother sits her son beside her, looks into his eyes and tells him: “Son, listen to me carefully. I want to tell...
By Festus Adedayo Two great musicians of the Yoruba extraction, Yusuff Olatunji and Ayinla Omowura — lords of Sákárà and Àpàlà, two generes of Yoruba traditional...
By Suyi Ayodele Ìjímèrè, the small brown monkey, is counted among the wisest of the dry-nosed primates. Its resilience is legendary; its endurance unmatched. No other...
By Lasisi Olagunju Our power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, is now mocked as the King of Darkness—Kábíyèsi Olókùnkùn. I laugh at his traducers. They are crowning the...
By Festus Adedayo I walked into the Governor’s Lodge, my feet languid and heart trembling. When you walk into that hallowed premises, you are not sure...
By Suyi Ayodele The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates warned that lies are not harmless distortions of reality; they are assaults on truth itself. Falsehood, he argued,...
By Lasisi Olagunju On August 2, 1100, England’s King William II went hunting in the New Forest in southern England. During the chase, an arrow shot...
The way things are panning out, by the time President Bola Tinubu finishes his course, he will be competing with Mrs Malaprop in serial gaffes. Last...
By Suyi Ayodele Ìyàwó mi tí mo féràn – My wife who I love so much Te ló ti m’órí mi s’ábé – But you said...