An epic poet describes the Fulani hunter as “shepherd of wild animals.” The hunter is also…
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Issues in Adenuga’s ‘death’ rumour
*Photo: Dr. Mike Adenuga By Lasisi Olagunju There is the legend of a newspaper journalist who…
‘We collected money, and we voted’,- By Lasisi Olagunju
Nigeria is a ring of iniquity. And, the iniquitous didn’t start with it today. For several…
Tribune at 75: A bouquet of stories,-By Lasisi Olagunju
It happened that the NCNC-controlled Ibadan District Council (IDC) under the chairmanship of Alhaji Adegoke Adelabu…
Security Sector: Olagunju, Dare, and Nepotism in Appointments,-By Yushau A. Shuaib
*Photo: President Bola Tinubu* _”If certain groups are deemed untrustworthy for critical appointments, how can they,…
Petrol price as slow poison,- By Lasisi Olagunju
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd of Minneapolis repeatedly pleaded for reprieve. “I can’t breathe,” he…
Poverty, professors, and policy,-By Lasisi Olagunju
There was a time in this country when professors earned more than federal permanent secretaries. That…
We beg bread, they belch beer,- By Lasisi Olagunju
Are Nigerians hungry because they’ve been drinking too much free beer and now the brewery is…
‘Those who are about to die salute you’,- By Lasisi Olagunju
From William Bascom, American folklorist and anthropologist, I got a Yoruba story. It is here retold,…