Lugard: 80 Years After
On 9 June, 1913, Lord Friedrick Lugard minuted on a document that Lagos “could never…
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Lasisi Olagunju
For the Yoruba of Northern Nigeria
Chief J. S. Olawoyin was the leader of the opposition in the Northern Nigerian House…
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Omololu Olunloyo: An egret flies home
If he had lived one more week, he would have defeated himself. When he turned…
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Bobrisky’s masque, Yahaya Bello’s boa
By Lasisi Olagunju "When you reach home, tell my mother, Say it was a boa…
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For Yoruba Muslims and Pentecostals
In this essay on Yoruba Muslims and Pentecostals, Dr Lasisi Olagunju, journalist, editor, and public…
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Flying gods, lying prophets and power bandits
In May, 1891, James Richard Jewett of Brown University, Providence, United States, presented a paper…
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FG’s N90 billion Hajj politics
From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the…
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Nigeria vs South Africa: Beyond football
Sports, especially football, have opiatic effects on Nigerians. I call it kinetic booze. The ongoing…
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Oba of Benin, ancestors and Lagos
I sympathise with both sides in the controversy that has followed Oba of Benin's claim…
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Mike Adenuga and the Ijebu spirit
It was almost a missed call; or, more appropriately, an ignored call because the telephone…
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