Lasisi Olagunju
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Ijebu and their Ojude Oba, By Lasisi Olagunju
Persons who answer Ijebu typically party as hard as they work. They sweat out their heart to make money; they…
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Azu’s talisman for media adventurers, By Louis Odion, FNGE
“So, what do I get for my labour and when?” That was often the next question by the hitherto “public-spirited”…
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Homeless kids invade South West, By Lasisi Olagunju
“A large percentage of them are from Niger Republic, Mali, and Chad.” The six South-West states are being overrun by…
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‘The Reign of Our Emperor’, By Lasisi Olagunju
The Japanese national anthem is a one-stanza song known as Kimigayo; its English translation approximates ‘The Reign of Our Emperor’.…
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Kano’s midnight kingdom, By Lasisi Olagunju
Today, those whose ancestors snatched Kano are fighting each other over the city and their spoils. The Yoruba would look…
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Kneeling for Imams of northern Nigeria, By Lasisi Olagunju
A minister suffered severe abuse and reprimand from the elites of the North last week because she asked the North…
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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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