Banjo’s Departing Boon
All men are mortal, we know, but it should not be so. Some people are…
10 months ago
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For our Wole Soyinka: There was a “Samarkand Tree”
By Femi Osofisan A week ago, on the 13th July, 2020, it was the 86th…
5 years ago
Olu Obafemi at 70
(Or, Gambolling on Friendship in a Season of Plague) By Femi Osofisan My friend, Olu…
5 years ago
Another Dawn, Another Dirge: Goodbye, Honest Man
By Femi Osofisan Greatness can be a surprisingly quiet thing. Some geniuses are of such…
7 years ago
The Bard from Labode, Master of Mirth
Femi Osofisan ‘Honest Man’ was how we called him. And he would grin and reply:…
7 years ago
Osofisan, Bamgbose, others mourn Akinwumi Isola
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Art Community on Saturday 17 February mourned the demise of the great…
7 years ago
Abiola Irele: Adieu To A Magnificent, Lovely Man
By Femi Osofisan It just doesn’t seem the right moment for him to go. But…
8 years ago
A Wassail For The Wayfarer: Biodun Jeyifo At 71
By Femi Osofisan 1) It is already a year ago, incredibly, that artists, writers, journalists,…
8 years ago
This is no longer the world we used to know–Osofisan
Recently, Professor Femi Osofisan marked his 70th birthday. Part of the celebration was a birthday…
9 years ago
Osofisan: Adieu, Elechi
By Femi Osofisan I called him Elechi, simply and without formality, as many did, because…
9 years ago