Festus Adedayo

A postmortem on Dele Giwa’s mangled body

By Festus Adedayo Since that dark Sunday morning on October 19, 1986 when renowned journalist,…

UNILAG and the sex narrative in the Villa

Festus Adedayo Sex and sexual narratives took over the information highway for the better part…

What soured South Africa’s “Umqombothi”

By Festus Adedayo In the year 1990 or thereabout, at the University of Lagos –…

The ghost of Ayatollah Khomeini

For the Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari, no two words carry with them today…

Shugaba, the plane is about to crash!

  By Festus Adedayo   Just in case you missed this frightening and scary story.…

Babangida: The Prince at 78

By Festus Adedayo One of Nigeria’s arguably most impactful rulers, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, was 78…

Sowore, Alaafin Aole and murder in Wukari

  By Festus Adedayo There is this folk song sang mostly by women and children…

“Lie-gerian” Army’s 1,000 Unmarked Graves

  Festus Adedayo Bankole Folorunso Adedayo was my blood brother. Born in 1973, he was…

Dead burying their dead and el-Rufai’s dishonest demographics

By Festus Adedayo Tragedy struck when he was assassinated mid-life in 1987. However, the 43…

Fasoranti and rise of Nigeria’s un-Nigerian President

By Festus Adedayo The killing on Friday of the daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, 94-year…