Lasisi Olagunju
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Guest Columnist
America’s Abuja evacuation, By Lasisi Olagunju
Ancient Greek and Roman authors wrote about a lost city called Helike (Helice) which suffered utter destruction in 373 BC.…
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The warnings from Sanusi and Danjuma, By Lasisi Olagunju
The Washington Post of May 29, 1979 reported an exchange between President Idi Amin Dada of Uganda and an agent…
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Peter Obi and his Enemies, By Lasisi Olagunju
Peter Obi’s enemies are very clever and audacious. They are determined to ruin him and the promise of his movement.…
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Nigerian judges and ASUU, By Lasisi Olagunju
While standing before a judge, any judge, you are a ‘petty man’ even if you are a professor of law.…
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Inside Nigeria
Akeredolu and Katsina’s AK-47 trainees, By Lasisi Olagunju
In Lawuyi Ogunniran’s Yoruba play, Ààrẹ-àgò Aríkúyẹrí, we see how a happy polygamous family is ruined by the indiscretion of…
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Inside Nigeria
I stand with Buhari, By Lasisi Olagunju
The story you are about to read was published by the Nigerian Tribune 38 years ago. It was the lead…
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The Igbo and Death of a Queen, By Lasisi Olagunju
When flightless birds celebrate the origin of their problems, they mock their own intelligence, endanger themselves and imperil their species.…
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ASUU President and his Union of Quacks, By Lasisi Olagunju
Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun who died a saint, left more than her graceful actions. She strung together…
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Olúségun Obásanjó’s Pounded Yam, By Lasisi Olagunju
Olúségun Obásanjó’s mother told him at the very beginning that if pounded yam is not much, it must be made…
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For Pyrates and their Confraternity, By Lasisi Olagunju
Like graceful, snowy egrets basking in the afternoon light, the Pyrates Confraternity sailed out last week on the streets of…
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