Tag: Festus Adedayo
Elegy For Dotun Oladipo, Publisher Of The EagleOnline By Dr Festus...
When his longtime associate and composer, Akanni Fatai (alias B’olodeoku), died in the late 1970s, the Apala music emperor, Ayinla Omowura, captured the shock...
Amódemájá & Nigeria’s Political Paradise Of Lies By Festus Adedayo
In 1969, legendary Yoruba Sakara music lord, Yusuff Olatunji, serenaded and celebrated the sterling qualities of the Seriki of Egbaland, Chief Abdul-Wahab Amódemájá. Amodemaja...
Tortoise & The $1bn Rain That Came After The Harvest By...
If you hopped onto a horse galloping in a race inside the Nigerian First Lady’s tummy, its hoof would not hit a single stumble....
The Snake-Infested Palm Tree Adeleke Climbed By Festus Adedayo, PhD
When the masquerader - a terrestrial being in the ancient cosmological beliefs of Yoruba and Igbo people - slips and falls, he immediately turns...
Osun: The Mourning After By Dr Festus Adedayo
Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to him as "our own...
The President’s Silk Cigarettes By Dr Festus Adedayo
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, grabbed the headlines recently. In a sensational repertoire, he alleged that Nigerian President...
Did Abacha Actually Die On Top Of A Woman? Asks Festus...
The Yoruba establish a direct causal relationship between tragic news and emotional grief. They observe that if the ears are not fed with rotten...
Oriire 44 & Our Double Standard By Dr Festus Adedayo
Friday’s announcement of the release of the Oriire captives sent Nigerians into a state of collective rejoicing. It beautifully confirmed the universality-of-griefs thesis: that...
Gbajabiamila On The Crucifix By Dr Festus Adedayo
The late Chief Joseph Folahan (JF) Odunjo left behind an allegory that perfectly mirrors today’s most notorious national scandal.
It explains the infamy surrounding...
Daniel Bwala On Gov Makinde & One Other Story By Festus...
On Friday last week, Presidential media aide, Daniel Bwala, was on his usual binge of Villa hatchet jobs. He flew into Ibadan, the capital...
