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
(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
Like every lover of Yoruba traditional music, language and culture, I have of recent been inundated with requests to lend a voice to the newest raging fire in the Fuji music genre. Since the passage Read More
(Published by the Sunday Tribune, September 29, 2024) A blight that critics hold against newspaper column writers is that sometimes, our shots go off tangent, disenabling us from achieving precision. In the process, they claim, we mis-profile Read More
(Published by The Cable, June 16, 2024) President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day broadcast of June 12, 2024, did Ibadan incalculable dishonour. The speech celebrated the heroes of Nigeria’s 25 years of civil rule with a very scant Read More
•We Started Together, Disagreed On The Way • I, Folarin Didn’t Want To See One Another This Time Last Year The duo of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde and Raufu Olaniyan, his former deputy today met for Read More
I belong to the school of thought which holds that art should not be for art’s sake. Professionals deploying their talents for information, education and excitement of society must use such talents to rescue Read More
The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has commended Dr. Festus Adedayo, biographer of the late Apala music legend, Ayinla Omowura, for writing a book on the late Apala icon. Oba Read More
A former Media Adviser to Late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Dr Festus Adedayo has revealed how he benefitted from the former Governor of Oyo State’s policy of being ‘stubborn’. Adedayo made the revelation on Tuesday Read More
Unlike my wont, words failed me repeatedly this morning. Ever imagine billows of smoke failing to sprout out of the blacksmith’s forge? Or the canary suddenly failing to spit its melodious rhythm? But that Read More
