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The marabouts of Yahaya Bello, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, April 28 -- The enchanter recited the incantation with utmost fury: "River Niger and River Benue, the confluence is in Kogi State. Except say River Niger and River Benue no come meet for Kogi... Read More


Yahaya Bello, Yoruba Nation and Portable, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, April 21 -- Native Brazilians arrest monkeys with what is called Cumbuca. They make a hole in a gourd that is big enough to accommodate the hand of a monkey. The gourd is then affixed to the ... Read More


The Lagos Boy's coastal highway, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, April 14 -- Whether real or imagined, none of the metonyms for "Lagos boy" is complimentary. The "Lagos boy" moniker once came up in the late 1980s. Commodore Olabode George, then military go... Read More


The curse of the Okuama tragedy, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, March 24 -- Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all African leaders come to power emboldened by beliefs in local magical spells... Read More


Abdul Ningi and the "Apapin" fraternity, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, March 17 -- Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong) movie. A supremacy battle ensued between Eledumare - God, and... Read More


Wayward ways and means; epidemic of kidnapping, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, March 10 -- We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say something, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Mini... Read More


Nigeria: Wayward ways and means; an epidemic of kidnapping, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, March 10 -- We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say something, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating ... Read More


When pharmacies sell death for a penny, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, March 3 -- Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, William Butler Yeats, aptly put it in his famous The Second Coming. When things fall apart, wrote Yeats, not ... Read More


The Akpabio-provoked N30 billion revolt, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- At plenary in the Senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out of the bathtub. He raised his hand up. In the Presidency's search for a scapegoat, Akpabio ... Read More