Tag: Festus Adedayo
Yoruba’s So’gigun and Buhari, the Old Soldier By Festus Adedayo
Sometime in 2015, General Ibrahim Babangida, during a visit to him by General Muhammadu Buhari to seek his support for his dream to become...
Between The Police And Abdullahi’s Hate Bill By Festus Adedayo
In fulfillment of the Socratic dictum which says that an unexamined life is not worth living, I want to begin this piece by playing...
Kogi’s Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta And Nigeria’s Head Of The Medusa By Festus Adedayo
Three things appear very tragic in last week’s Kogi governorship/senatorial elections. They are, first, the video that went viral of the young Kogi ladies...
A Postmortem On Dele Giwa’s Mangled Body By Festus Adedayo
Since that dark Sunday morning on October 19, 1986 when renowned journalist, Dele Giwa, was parcel-bombed by a God-knows-who, Nigerian journalism, Nigeria and government-journalism...
Time To Drag Buhari, El-Rufai And Others To Kigali By Festus...
Rwanda does not hide the fact that she is a coquette. From the moment you land at the Rwanda International Airport, Kigali, the irresistible...
Buhari And Atiku Shake Hands By Festus Adedayo
You would think it was a scene from Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic, The Canterbury Tales and its tale of a group of pilgrims travelling from...
What Soured South Africa’s Umqombothi By Festus Adedayo
In the year 1990 or thereabout, at the University of Lagos – trust students and their creative inclinations – we named some folks Umqombothi....
Soyinka And Murderers Of Memory By Festus Adedayo
Two seemingly unconnected events occurred in the last two weeks, with very serious social implications for the polity. One was the Muhammadu Buhari government’s...
The Festus Adedayo They Thought They Could Pull Down – By...
I was just informed a few minutes ago of the withdrawal of the appointment offered me as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity...
Festus Adedayo Becomes Media Aide To Senate President
Popular Nigerian Tribune Newspaper columnist, Dr Festus Adedayo has been appointed as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Ahmed...
