Lasisi Olagunju
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Guest Columnist
Monetising Trouble with Azu, By Lasisi Olagunju
YOU remember how Portable, the Wahala musician, described government a few days ago? He said, “after God, na government.” Great…
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Petrol Pains, Wilderness Wanderings, By Lasisi Olagunju
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 6 May, 2024) A young taxi driver sat on the bonnet of his…
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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 that his son transformed into And never returned…
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For Yoruba Muslims and Pentecostals, By Lasisi Olagunju
The audience at the 1903 (third year) lecture of the Royal African Society in London listened with rapt attention as…
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FG’s N90 billion Hajj politics, By Lasisi Olagunju
From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello,…
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Murder and vengeance in Okuama, By Lasisi Olagunju
I have a very senior police officer friend whose nickname is Ambush. On the front of my friend’s left shoulder…
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Nigeria: A History of Scandals, By Lasisi Olagunju
On October 29, 1974, the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, through the Ministry of External Affairs, wrote to Nigerian missions and…
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Inside Nigeria
Adesina and Nigeria’s Fatal Abduction, By Lasisi Olagunju
“What is the State?” Louis Blanc, politician and historian in 19th century France, asks himself. He answers: “The State, under…
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Kumuyi, Tortoise and looters of noodles, By Lasisi Olagunju
Wise old Tortoise sat his children down. “My dear ones, two things are essential for your growth and well-being in…
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