My father, a prominent Christian leader, once visited the Oyo Museum, where artefacts and relics of the old Oyo Empire—such as the Opon Ifa, masquerade masks, and Sango outfits—were displayed. He described the Read More
All over the world, musicians are reputed to have patented argots, slang and jargon that signposted global conversations. In the tiny Island of Jamaica, the unkempt, locked-hair, weed-smoking, reggae music singer, Peter Tosh pioneered the Read More
Apparently, the garbage of outright fabrications and outlandish falsehoods built around the spectacularly strange selection and presentation of certificate and staff of office to the newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo have crumbled under the weight Read More
I imagine I’m with Governor Makinde in the same room, either in his house or office seated next to him and we are alone. I would look into his eyes and tell him to Read More
Back when I was in secondary school, one of my elder brothers once told me a story he heard about the legendary ‘Lion of the West’, Honourable Adegoke Adelabu ‘Penkelemeesi’. The story had it that Read More
(Published by the Sunday Tribune, January 19, 2025) Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland. Why would an unseen Ifa deity and its Read More
(Published in the Sunday Tribune, January 19, 2025) Governance in the South-West geopolitical zone started in a different way when compared with the general Nigerian standard, either at the pre-independence period or the immediate post independence, especially Read More
The news of the new Alaafin materialized slowly, until the chilling details emerged that the new king was merely ‘appointed’ by the state government and not carefully selected by the majority of the Kingmakers, as Read More
Happy birthday Sir Dr Zacheus Adelabu Adedeji, wishing you more life, more grace and more blessings. You have always stood out as a special being, your intelligence and wisdom has always been outstanding, you attained Read More
The entire Michael Koleosho family has condoled the Okere of Saki, Oba Khalid Olabisi over the death of one of his wives, Olori Waliyat Olabisi. Olori Olabisi had died earlier in week. Mr. Tayo Koleosho, Read More
