Beyond its outer casing of spirituality, the post of Imam in Yorubaland potentially guarantees prestige, power…
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Tinubu’s ‘taste’ gerontocracy
By Lasisi Olagunju The University of Ibadan is 75 years old. Chief Bisi Akande celebrated his…
Kano’s midnight kingdom,- By Lasisi Olagunju
Today, those whose ancestors snatched Kano are fighting each other over the city and their spoils.…
Kneeling for Imams of northern Nigeria- By Lasisi Olagunju
*Photo: Lasisi Olagunju * A minister suffered severe abuse and reprimand from the elites of the…
Lasisi Olagunju, A Few Words From Malam
By Malam Hassan Sani Indabawa *Photo: Lasisi Olagunju * This week’s column, ‘Monday Lines’, of Monday,…
Taxing hunger in Iregba, – By Lasisi Olagunju
I do not believe that the president of any country will deliberately wreck everything. Their problem…
For Yoruba Muslims and Pentecostals, – By Lasisi Olagunju
The audience at the 1903 (third year) lecture of the Royal African Society in London listened…
Flying gods, lying prophets and power bandits, – By Lasisi Olagunju
In May, 1891, James Richard Jewett of Brown University, Providence, United States, presented a paper on…
Murder and vengeance in Okuama,- By Lasisi Olagunju
I have a very senior police officer friend whose nickname is Ambush. On the front of…