Festus Adedayo

Wale Adebanwi’s Guggenheim

We live in a world where virtually all news that emanate from Nigeria are depressing…

Ondo’s pigeon and dove certificate war

When it was time to play denigrating politics, Chief SLA Akintola, Premier of the Western…

Bobrisky and Jesus, the tax collector

In the 19th century and even before, Bobriskys were lynched like common criminals. Their sin…

Tinubu’s budget arithmetic, drums and KWAM 1

“I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the…

The curse of Okuama tragedy

Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that…

Abdul Ningi and the “Apapin” fraternity

Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong)…

Wayward Ways and Means, Epidemic of Kidnapping

We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria…

When pharmacies sell death for a penny

In the jungle, when the fox dies, the chicken is happy. The death of the…

The Akpabio-provoked N30b Intifada

So, at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out…

Hunger: Northern Nigeria takes its mother to the sky

Festus Adedayo laments: The current Nigerian food crisis is drilling down to the basest of…