Lasisi Olagunju

Coronavirus: Between Buhari and Trump

By Lasisi Olagunju "I queried a friend who was in church on Sunday. What happened…

The capture of Kano

  By Lasisi Olagunju  The morning copy of the May 19, 1903 edition of the…

Amotekun and the North’s fears

By Lasisi Olagunju   Amidst ruffled feathers, south-western states of Nigeria took their destiny in…

A mother’s crossover cries – and prayers

By Lasisi Olagunju  A dictionary's definition of crossover is  "a point or place of crossing…

N37 billion for 469 lawmakers

Lasisi Olagunju It is difficult not to describe Nigeria as an underworld - a world…

‘Look at all the vice presidents in history; where are they?’

By Lasisi Olagunju Chief Bisi Akande was the governor of Osun State between 1999 and…

For Aisha and her in-laws

By Lasisi Olagunju "Your office is not recognized by law. Funds not approved." A former…

Nigeria’s sick doctors

By Lasisi Olagunju Nigeria is a mental case and its doctors are busy working on…

Forest of the Heartless

  By Lasisi Olagunju   "Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil…

Sowore, a vampire state and its dead whale

By Lasisi Olagunju In July 1968, a year into Nigeria's civil war, one of the…