By Reno Omokri One of the things that most struck me in General Yakubu Gowon’s autobiography,…
Category: History
Ladoke Akintola – the thunder of history,- By Sunday Dare
*Photo: Late Samuel Ladoke Akintola * On Thursday, we gathered in Ibadan not merely to remember…
Ibadan is Oyo,- By Lasisi Olagunju
On Monday, 25 March, 1946, Chief I. B. Akinyele, Chief James Ladejo Ogunsola, Messrs D. T.…
Generals, Marabouts and Boko Haram,-By Lasisi Olagunju
General Lucky Irabor wrote a book that attracted a gathering of Generals in Abuja last Friday.…
Nigeria at 65: An Introspection on Missed Opportunities and the Path to Redemption,- By Oyewole O. Sarumi
Introduction On October 1, 2025, as Nigeria marks its 65th year of independence, the air is…
Ooni, Alaafin and Yoruba’s endless war
*Photo L-R: Ooni of Ife and Alaafin of Oyo * By Lasisi Olagunju A race of…
The body of the Yoruba king,- By Lasisi Olagunju
Okuku town in present Osun State has a well-recorded history of cultural promotion and preservation. Ulli…
President Tinubu and June 12,-By Tunde Rahman
*Photo: President Bola Tinubu* Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day…
Ibadan-Oyo war of supremacy over obas council,- By Lasisi Olagunju
At the Alaafin’s Garden Hall in Oyo on 6 November, 1934, Alaafin Siyanbola Ladigbolu held a…