Lasisi Olagunju
-
Guest Columnist
El-Rufai, Obasa and other godfather stories, By Lasisi Olagunju
It happened one sunny day in mid-May 2003. I was preparing to go to the office around noon when Tayo,…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Are Yoruba Muslims truly marginalised? By Lasisi Olagunju
Each time we hear or read outsiders say they are fighting for Yoruba Muslims, some of us (Yoruba Muslims) laugh.…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Let us name Nigeria after our President, By Lasisi Olagunju
Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President…
Read More » -
Arts
Dangerous Journalism; A Review of Ismail Omipidan’s ‘Persona non Grata’ by LASISI OLAGUNJU
Dangerous Journalism (A review of Ismail Omipidan’s ‘Persona non Grata’ by LASISI OLAGUNJU in Abuja on Saturday, 18 January, 2025)…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Bank Shares and Bank Tzars, By Lasisi Olagunju
Some 15 years ago, millions of poor Nigerians were conned into borrowing to buy bank shares. I was one of…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Islam: Beyond terrorism and Boko Haram, By Lasisi Olagunju
The United Arab Emirates has just held its Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Our president was there. A part of that…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Alaafin: Some Words for King and Chiefs, By Lasisi Olagunju
The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Fulani, Hausa and Yoruba truths, By Lasisi Olagunju
We say in Yoruba that if we do a census of slaves, slaves will be sad. History, an account of…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Pastor Adeboye, owners of Nigeria and 2025, By Lasisi Olagunju
If the elites of the North will not ‘give’ President Bola Tinubu a second term, who told them that the…
Read More » -
Guest Columnist
Desperate Crowds and Foods of Death, By Lasisi Olagunju
I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died; crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid…
Read More »