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The Lagos Boy’s coastal highway   Festus Adedayo   Whether real or imagined, none of the metonyms for “Lagos boy” is complimentary. The “Lagos boy” moniker once came...

Bobrisky, Jesus and the tax collector   Festus Adedayo   In the 19th century and even before, Bobriskys were lynched like common criminals. Their sin was their considered...

Tinubu’s budget arithmetic, drums and KWAM 1, By Festus Adedayo     “I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the...

The curse of Okuama tragedy, By Festus Adedayo   Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all...

Abdul Ningi and the “Apapin” fraternity   Festus Adedayo   Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong) movie....

Wayward Ways and Means, epidemic kidnapping, By Festus Adedayo     We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where...

The Akpabio-provoked N30b Intifada Festus Adedayo   So at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out of the bathtub. He raised...

Hunger: Northern Nigeria takes its mother to the sky   Festus Adedayo   Late Afrobeat superstar, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in his early musical ensemble days as Africa ‘70, recalibrated...

Yoruba kings as kidnappers’ supper, By Festus Adedayo     The porcupine is a large rodent that is clothed with a thick coat of sharp quills, spines....

Akwa Ibom’s N32 billion Yamoussoukro Basilica Festus Adedayo One single thread links Umo Eno, self-styled pastor governor of Akwa Ibom State, his predecessor, Emmanuel Udom and...