Tag: Festus Adedayo
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...
June 12: Broken Bottles On Our Foreheads, Bludgeon On The Back;...
It was the year 2000 or 2001. We were seated almost in a circumference. The venue was the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja....
Sunday Igboho’s Iru Ekun As Sòbìà, The Guinea Worm By Festus...
Make no mistake about it: Yorubaland is encircled by terrorists. And Nigeria is today as sour as vinegar. The president’s birthplace is now a...
Boko Haram’s Slaughter Of Mathematics In Oyo By Festus Adedayo
Nigeria has become the proverbial forest of the heartless, the Igbó Òdájú. It is where mothers must take extreme care to double-strap their sucklings...
APC Governors’ Forum’s Missing ₦800b By Dr Festus Adedayo
On Thursday last week, President Bola Tinubu perfectly played the role of the General of a troop going to war. He gave a pep...
Was The Awolowo, Akintola Crisis Instigated By Enemies? Asks Festus Adedayo
William Shakespeare, in Othello, warned of the destructive power of envy and manipulation when he wrote: “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is...
Why South Africans Murder Nigerians In Cold Blood By Festus Adedayo
A commenter on X, obviously a South African national, with the name Paul, reacted to a CableNews April 27 report that two Nigerians were...
