Tag Archives: Opinion

Buhari: Yoruba can go to blazes By Tunde Odesola,   Until science unmasked the myth of the jungle and brought the secrets of wildlife home to man via the television, little did the world know the lion wasn’t the king of animals. Yep, the world never fully realised that the …

I stand with Buhari By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 19 September, 2022) The story you are about to read was published by the Nigerian Tribune 38 years ago. It was the lead story of its June 5, 1984 edition. Written by Joe Aladesohun, it was …

2023: Lord, give us a criminal for president Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Monday, July 4, 2022) To all intents and purposes, Nigeria shouldn’t be compared with Australia. Because there’s nothing to compare. But if a crazed member of Nigeria’s ruling feudal class or any of their serfs …

Yoruba: From restructuring to àwa l’ókàn By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 4 July, 2022) A professor friend who works abroad is home-sick. He recently asked me: “I want to visit home. I am scared. What do you think? Will I be safe?” I didn’t know …

Monday Lines Nigeria’s naked Supreme Court By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 27 June, 2022) When politicians tell big lies and then dare exasperated wailing wailers to go to court, they know what they are saying. The courts are dead. Anyone, today, can tell who will …

Ekweremadu on the Cross By Tunde Odesola, (Published in The PUNCH, on Monday, June 27, 2022) Babatunde Raji Fashola, God bless him. When you watch American presidents, past and present, and hear how inspirational words drip with honey from their mouths, you wonder why inspiration is almost non-existent among Nigerian …