Bobrisky’s masque, Yahaya Bello’s boa
Bobrisky’s masque, Yahaya Bello’s boa By Lasisi Olagunju, “When you reach home, tell my mother, Say it was a boa that his son transformed...
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Flying gods, lying prophets and power bandits
Flying gods, lying prophets and power bandits By Lasisi Olagunju, In May, 1891, James Richard Jewett of Brown University, Providence, United States, presented a...
FG’s N90 Billion Hajj Politics
FG’s N90 Billion Hajj Politics By Lasisi Olagunju, From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern...
Murder and vengeance in Okuama
Murder and vengeance in Okuama By Lasisi Olagunju I have a very senior police officer friend whose nickname is Ambush. On the front of my...
Adesina and Nigeria’s Fatal Abduction
Adesina and Nigeria’s Fatal Abduction By Lasisi Olagunju, “What is the State?” Louis Blanc, politician and historian in 19th century France, asks himself....
Tinubu, Matter Don Pass Be Careful
Tnubu, Matter Don Pass Be Careful By Lasisi Olagunju, The last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what...
Nigeria vs South Africa: Beyond football
Nigeria vs South Africa: Beyond football By Lasisi Olagunju, Sports, especially football, have opiatic effects on Nigerians. I call it kinetic booze. The ongoing...
Ibadan Blast, Makinde And Federalism
Ibadan Blast, Makinde And Federalism By Lasisi Olagunju, Mr Youssouf Sawane, a Malian money-maker, leads miners from Mali in Oyo State. He was asked...
For Nigerian soldiers and judges
For Nigerian soldiers and judges By Lasisi Olagunju, A gentleman strolled into my office sometime ago and gave his surname as Adamasingba. In my...
The scandals in Abuja
The scandals in Abuja By Lasisi Olagunju Some cabinet members went to Western Region premier, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, to complain about the corruption of...