REVISITING ‘DR’ OYENUSI’S LAST TESTAMENT

The August 29, 1971 edition of the Sunday Times carried one of the most sensational crime features in Nigerian history—“MY LIFE BY ‘Dr’ OYENUSI.” This confessional piece detailed the life…

CELEBRATING OJUDU AT 65 By Chief Femi Adagunodo

If the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s personal photographer, Femi Osunla, were to be alive now, he would have been one of the leading goodwill ambassadors celebrating the milestone that Senator…

TOLA ADENIYI’S LOVE FOR FOUNTAIN PEN By Adeyinka Adeyefa

It was pure pleasure and privilege to join the world to celebrate High Chief Tola Adeniyì at the unveiling of his Autobiography “Chapters of Destiny” and this is what I…

LUCKY STAR SHINES THROUGH TOLA ADENIYI By Sina Kawonise

Tola Adeniyi’s Chapters of Destiny is no sleepy elder’s memoir. It reads like a Nollywood epic scripted by fate—complete with prophecies, cult scares, riots, near-death encounters and delicious mischief. From…

THE DYNASTY OF AYOOLA ADELEKE By Dare Adelekan

On December 18, 1967, Chief Raji Ayoola Adeleke was photographed in conversation with Tony Dechant, then President of the National Farmers Union (often referred to as the U.S. Farmers Union).…

RICHARD AKINNOLA: THE PEN, THE GAVEL, AND THE SOUL OF A NATION BY JUMOKE OWOOLA (CIKDAS)

In the sacred architecture of Nigeria’s democratic journey, Richard Akinnola stands as a pillar ensuring the foundation remains unshaken. His life is an enduring dialogue between the ink of a…

A TRIBUTE TO PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE AT 84 By Olabode Opeseitan

THE QUIET MATHEMATICS OF GRACE In the hush before dawn, when Redemption City still slumbers beneath the Nigerian sky, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye rises to pray. His voice, sometimes a…

THE BOND BETWEEN OKOYA, ADEDOYIN, ADEBUTU

In Nigeria’s business landscape, where rivalry often overshadows camaraderie, the enduring friendship between industrialist and Aare of Lagos, Rasaq Okoya; prominent businessman, Samuel Adedoyin; and gaming pacesetter, Kessington Adebutu, stands…

HOW I ENCOUNTERED JESUS CHRIST -HAJIA BINTA FAROUK

“The Genesis of my conversion started in the University of Nsukka, I had a room mate called Chinwe, this lady loved praises, she will sing like this; *come and join…

FELA WAS A MOVEMENT BY BABAFEMI OJUDU

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…