The curse of Okuama tragedy
Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that…
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Festus Adedayo
Abdul Ningi and the “Apapin” fraternity
Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong)…
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Wayward Ways and Means, Epidemic of Kidnapping
We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria…
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When pharmacies sell death for a penny
In the jungle, when the fox dies, the chicken is happy. The death of the…
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The Akpabio-provoked N30b Intifada
So, at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out…
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Hunger: Northern Nigeria takes its mother to the sky
Festus Adedayo laments: The current Nigerian food crisis is drilling down to the basest of…
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Yoruba kings as kidnappers’ supper
The porcupine is a large rodent that is clothed with a thick coat of sharp quills, spines.…
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The North is angry!
Northern Nigeria used to have a cult of power called the Kaduna Mafia. The Kaduna…
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Ibadan blast, Abuja kidnaps and calamities
Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities’ sneaky essence is articulated in one…
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Ogboni cult in Betta Edu and T.B. Joshua
The “Edan” is a Yoruba Ogboni cult insignia, an emblem of membership in the Ogboni…
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