Ondo Ogun Festival: The biggest street carnival in Africa
By Yomisaint Adebayo Ancient tradition, modern spectacle and a sea of white and blue converge in Ondo City in a breathtaking celebration of heritage, love, peace and unity. There is a particular time of the year when Ondo City seems to remember itself. As August gives way to September and the signs of the annual […]
General Musa’s second chance
By NICK DAZANG General Christopher Musa’s spell-binding story must rank as the classical case of “the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone”. Consider: In a notable game of musical chairs, and chairs for the music, General Christopher Musa, as Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, as he then was, was removed with […]
Creativity as Africa’s new currency
Gridlocked in Lagos traffic on the eve of Art X Lagos’s 10th anniversary, I questioned whether the journey was worth it
100 Days of Deliverables: Amazing amazons at best in greater Kosofe, greater Somolu
By Mojeed-Ekelojumati Rahman The political architect of modern Lagos local governance, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT)—who midwifed the creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in 2003 from the original 20 Local Governments-would no doubt be smiling at the visible fruits of that bold initiative. Alongside his trusted lieutenants and apex leaders -Otunba Bushura […]
Political ethnic classifications: A heap of fabrications and fallacies
BY DUMBI OSANI In an earlier article titled, “State Creation, Political Frivolities and the Anioma Question”, I debunked Senator Ned Nwoko’s assertion that the people of Delta North Senatorial District are Igbo. I categorically affirmed, based on linguistic and cultural facts, that the Ukwuani are not Igbo. I also questioned why the Senator is particular about Igbo […]
ACF: A leap from socio-cultural advocacy to political activism
By AMINU JAHUN Kaduna, the North’s regional capital, recently hosted ACF’s silver jubilee celebrations. The scary state of the North should have made the anniversary a less celebratory and self adulatory exercise, and more of a prayerful and self criticism exploration.“When a large swath of the North is an ungoverned space, there is need for prayers for […]
