Tag: Festus Adedayo
Olunloyo: Goodnight, Voltaire By Dr. Festus Adedayo
At his ancient 'imperial' home in Molete, Ibadan last Thursday, I wrote in the condolence register: “He was a man, like French philosopher, Voltaire,...
‘Tell Your Papa’ As The Spirit Of Rwanda’s Simon Bikindi By...
In July, 2006, John Street, Emeritus Professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the United States’ University of East...
‘Our Doc, Who Art In The National Palace’ By Festus Adedayo
On April 23, 1971, the New York Times did a feature on Haitian tyrant, Francois Duvalier, infamously known as Papa Doc.
It reported Duvalier...
Tinubu Is The Law! By Dr Festus Adedayo
"Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law...literally law." Barbara Geddes, et al in their How dictatorship works (2018) quoted Malawian dictator,...
Nasir El-Rufai & The Philosophy Of Nothing By Festus Adedayo
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai caused a mild stir last week. Though the resignation of his membership of the All Progressives Congress...
Now That Natasha Has Made Akpabio Happy By Festus Adedayo
In South Africa under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, any analysis of government and governance without factoring sex into the mix was tame and...
Obasa, Aláàfin Ṣàngó & The Capture Of Lagos By Festus Adedayo
On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in the Punch newspaper. It was authored by a group which...
Babangida’s Journey & His Service By Festus Adedayo
Since Thursday when his autobiography, A Journey In Service, was launched, former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has taken center-stage of national attention.
The autobiography...
Nuhu Ribadu’s Hell & Other Hellish Stories By Festus Adedayo
Nigeria has just had one hell of a week. Like an evil spirit, hell hovered over Nigeria with fraught silence. To stave it off,...
Bisi Akande, Poverty & Ige’s Death By Festus Adedayo
In her biography of Ayo Rosiji, one of the key politicians of Nigeria’s first republic, entitled Man With Vision, Australia-born historian, Nina Mba, citing...
