Tag: Festus Adedayo
The Marabouts Of Yahaya Bello By Festus Adedayo
The enchanter recited the incantation with utmost fury: “River Niger and River Benue, the confluence is in Kogi State. Except say River Niger and...
Yahaya Bello, Yoruba Nation & Portable By Festus Adedayo
Native Brazilians arrest monkeys with what is called Cumbuca. They make a hole in a gourd that is big enough to accommodate the hand...
Prof Wale Adebanwi’s Guggenheim By Dr Festus Adedayo
In a world where virtually every news item that emanates from Nigeria is of depressing cases of bloodshed, banditry, government’s sleazy insensitivity and all-what-ought-nots,...
The Lagos Boy’s Coastal Highway By Festus Adedayo
Whether real or imagined, none of the metonyms for “Lagos boy” is complimentary. The “Lagos boy” moniker once came up in the late 1980s....
Photos: Family, Ibadan Golf Club Members, Others Stage Befitting Burial For...
All roads led to the exclusive Eternal Home Cemetery, Akinyele, Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State where international businessman, author and notable strategic...
Bobrisky, Jesus and the tax collector By Festus Adedayo
In the 19th century and even before, Bobriskys were lynched like common criminals. Their sin was their considered unusual sexuality. Until then, homosexual activities...
Tinubu’s Budget Arithmetic, Drums & KWAM 1 By Festus Adedayo
“I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back…...
The Curse Of Okuama Tragedy By Festus Adedayo
Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all African leaders come to power emboldened by...
Abdul Ningi & The ‘Apapin’ Fraternity By Festus Adedayo
Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong) movie. A supremacy battle ensued between Eledumare...
Wayward Ways & Means, Epidemic Kidnapping Festus Adedayo
We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say...
