Festus Adedayo

Amaechi, El-Rufai and Tinubu’s kernel

Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, in his lowest moment in prison, drew a comparison of how he sank…

A Sunday worship with Ifa priest, Wande Abimbola

Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus…

Making of an Aláàfin: Bribe or gods?

In a viral video, Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife,…

One year after for Aketi and Aiyedatiwa

Last Friday was the first anniversary of the passage of Rotimi Akeredolu, ex-Ondo State governor. It…

Ex-Queen Naomi and beheaded skulls in Mògún shrine

In my piece of last week, I made a tangential reference to the place of…

Kemi Badenoch: Shettima as flutist with ‘gègè’ on his neck

This past Monday, Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, held the fèèrè (flute) and blew it admirably. However,…

Between Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola

The question of whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech…

Reuben Abati and Davido as “cockroaches”

Dr. Reuben Abati, one of Nigeria’s foremost public intellectuals, has faced a gaslight of Hiroshima…

Lagbaja: When Generals, the  Olúóde, die

For the recently deceased General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the trees in the forest of a soldier…

Ayinde Barrister, North and the New VAT Bill

In a gripping but evergreen musical rendition of a Yoruba fictional folksong, late Fuji music…