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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


Women who wanted to beat up our president, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- This is what Kurumi's Ijaye looked like after it was attacked and defeated by Ibadan forces in 1860/61: "Old people, men and women and young children were being carried to the rive... Read More


Yoruba kings as supper for kidnappers, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- The porcupine is a large rodent that is clothed with a thick coat of sharp quills. These spines protect it from rampaging predators. When it feels threatened, the porcupine shoots t... Read More


The North is angry!, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Northern Nigeria used to have a cult of power called the Kaduna Mafia. The Kaduna Mafia decided who would become the Nigerian president, which road to build, which to abandon, whic... Read More


Ibadan blast, Abuja kidnaps and calamities, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities' sneaky essence is articulated in one song by grand old Odolaye Aremu, Ilorin, Kwara State-born Dadakuada song minst... Read More