A family of grasscutters went in search of food one day. It had been a terrible season for the clan; famine bit particularly hard that year. The mummy grasscutters nagged, the daddy grasscutters worried, and the baby grasscutters lost weight at an alarming rate. Even the granny grasscutters were dying quietly in their sleep from…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has clarified circulating reports suggesting a confrontation between him and the Council of Afobajes regarding the Awujale selection.According to a release, these claims are completely false and misleading.The release said the Governor held a respectful consultative meeting with the Council of Afobajes, consistent with meetings he held in the…
The Alaafin of Oyo stool is one of the most revered traditional institutions in Yorubaland and, indeed, Nigeria. It is a throne steeped in centuries of history, cultural gravitas and political symbolism. Yet, in recent times, the occupant of that exalted stool, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has found himself repeatedly enmeshed in controversies that raise…
Glow991FM, Akure, has announced the appointment of seasoned broadcaster Akinwunmi Abodunde as its new General Manager, marking a decisive step to strengthen leadership capacity and accelerate organizational growth.The appointment was disclosed on Monday through an official video published on the station’s Facebook page. The Chairman formally presented the new General Manager during an all-inclusive staff…
Is it true that a Nigerian youngster said he is greater than Fela?I sincerely hope he was misquoted.Even if he were to live ten lifetimes, his art and his life could not measure up to Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Is it in art?Is it in music?Is it in activism, courage, or originality? Fela was not just a…
Forty years ago, my records were played on Nigerian radio and sold across the country. I became known. Then I walked away, pulled the plug, and went to serve my National Service. I begin with this not out of nostalgia, but to make a necessary distinction. There is a difference between being a musician and…
Broadcast Journalist and Social/Literary Critic. Democracy is defined as government of the people, by the people, and for the people. If the government truly belongs to the people, then citizens must be actively involved in nurturing and sustaining it. Yet, many government policies and decisions in Nigeria remain far from people-oriented. Often, those most affected…
I have listened to Funke Adejumo for years, and her message has always sounded more like motivational speaking than the true gospel of Christ. The gospel is the good news of the Kingdom of God, rooted in righteousness, repentance, and holy living, with eternity in view. These truths are clearly laid out in the Bible….
Prince Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi and Prince Okunade Sijuwade were good friends in the 1960s and early 70s. Adeyemi, a prince of Oyo and direct descendant of Alaafin Atiba, was a boxer before he became an insurance broker. Sijuwade was a journalist briefly when he worked with the Nigerian Tribune and from there he moved into…
It was a drama of an evening. It was more than a dinner for Professor Biodun Jeyifo. BJ, as he is fondly called, was marking his 80th birthday. He was not going to be generous to the man sitting next to him. Wole Soyinka, that is. He launched a barb at the bard. The memory…
