Tag: Festus Adedayo
Memo To Their Excellencies, The Governors-Elect From Festus Adedayo
In 1953, Honourable Member, Western House of Assembly, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, left a word for today. “I can understand the heaven of acceptance and...
Now That We Have Arrived Rwanda By Festus Adedayo
Just before genocide broke out in Rwanda in 1994, a broadcaster on the Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) had said: "Someone must...
My Bola Tinubu odyssey By Festus Adedayo
Since Wednesday, March 1, 2023, as Persians, Carthaginians and Romans did in penal sanction, I have been literally hung up for crucifixion. It began...
Consequences Of Our Votes Festus Adedayo
It is the day after. Fogs are gradually clearing (or not clearing) from the face of the firmament. Though we may not see as...
Of Coup, Interim Govt & Allied Nonsense By Festus Adedayo
At times like this, two works of literature are my abiding refuge. One, written over a century ago, speaks to the melee, both in...
Buhari’s New Naira Notes & Death Of Penkelemes’ Musician By Festus...
In 1984, Nigeria happened to Ayanyemi Atokowagbowonle. Atokowagbowonle was a musician whose style was unique, his delivery peculiar and he was the official musician...
Nigeria At Point Zero By Festus Adedayo
I am peering at the viral video of the naked young man inside the banking hall as I write this. His manhood dangles like...
Tinubu & Ghosts Of Fuel Scarcity, New Naira Notes By Festus...
In a piece I wrote entitled A O M’erin J’oba At Tinubu’s Colloquium (April 1, 2018) I warned that the man who has now...
Buhari, Emefiele’s Handshake Across Our Heads By Festus Adedayo
This week, there will be a stampede in Nigeria. Stampede for the new Nigerian currencies. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) policy of currency...
The Curse On Our Votes By Festus Adedayo
Bishop Samuel Alawode of the Maranatha Worldwide Church caused a stir on the social and political scenes last week. In a sermon reminiscent of...
