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Lasisi Olagunju
Why are the Americans running, by Lasisi Olagunju
War commanders die cheap deaths; farmers are murdered on their farms, traders in their shops, landlords vanish on their lands,…
Death of world’s nicest judge and matters arising, by Lasisi Olagunju
He was just a municipal court judge in a US city. Some years ago, he was asked: “In your 38…
Farotimi: A trial of the Supreme Court, by Lasisi Olagunju
Adeola was a destitute woman with neither a surname nor a known relative who died at 1.15pm on Friday, 29…
Rivers: Beyond Wike and Fubara, by Lasisi Olagunju
Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s 1947 book, ‘Path to Nigerian Freedom’, opens with three quotations. The first tells the reader: “This above…
Let Kenyans enjoy their Kenya, by Lasisi Olagunju, PhD
Why are people quiet? What should they say and what will their talking amount to? Felix Adler (1851-1933) was a…
FG’s N90 billion Hajj politics, by Lasisi Olagunju
From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello,…
Murder and vengeance in Okuama, by Lasisi Olagunju
“All through military history, those whose hens break soldiers’ pot of medicine always suffer mass loss of eggs. You heard…
Nigeria: A history of scandals, by Lasisi Olagunju
On October 29, 1974, the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, through the Ministry of External Affairs, wrote to Nigerian missions and…