Lasisi Olagunju
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Guest Columnist
In defence of nepotism, By Lasisi Olagunju
Wahala no dey finish for Nigeria. Because President Bola Tinubu appointed an acting Chief of Army Staff last week, my…
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The shuffle in Abuja, By Lasisi Olagunju
Patient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. Patient soon suffers mismanagement. She goes pale and jerky, unconscious. Doctor gives…
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Inside Nigeria
The waist beads of Olajumoke, By Lasisi Olagunju
“All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her…
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Petrol Price as Slow Poison, By Lasisi Olagunju
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd of Minneapolis repeatedly pleaded for reprieve. “I can’t breathe,” he groaned while police officer,…
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Poverty, professors, and policy, By Lasisi Olagunju
There was a time in this country when professors earned more than federal permanent secretaries. That was before Nigeria happened…
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We beg bread, they belch beer, By Lasisi Olagunju
Are Nigerians hungry because they’ve been drinking too much free beer and now the brewery is bankrupt? I ask because…
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Inside Nigeria
‘I am Here to Plunder’, By Lasisi Olagunju
I always wonder why it appears difficult for President Bola Tinubu to defeat banditry in Nigeria. The president’s most popular…
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Destiny and Enemies of the State, By Lasisi Olagunju
Nothing we do or say now will change Nigeria unless it turns back from its present plunge. Nothing. “No spring…
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In Defence of our President, By Lasisi Olagunju
How rich is Vice President Kashim Shettima? I ask because twice last week, the big man from Borno described President…
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