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MOREMI AND BANDITRYHistory teaches us that the banditry the Yoruba people are experiencing today is not new.Long ago, the people of Ile-Ife lived under constant attack from a group of raiders known as the Ugbo.To be clear, the Ugbo were ...

Some say Isese is a religion.Some say Isese is a spirituality.I say Isese is the collective culture, traditions, worldview, and ancestral heritage of the Yoruba people.Before Christianity and Islam arrived in Yorubaland, our ancestors already had names, languages, governance systems, ...

What is a fair price for poultry manure this season? One thing I’ve noticed this year is that the price ofPoultry manure is becoming a seriousDiscussion between poultry farmers and cropFarmers/agronomists.On one side, poultry farmers are saying:“Dust is expensive.Labour is ...

They aren’t synchronized with anyone. Sango is NOT a mute white woman, trapped inside a castle. Eshu is not a cute holy child that you give candy to. Because these saints may have displayed traits of the Orisha does NOT ...

Legalizing State Police I do not normally praise the Nigerian government. But tell me: why should anyone not praise President Tinubu for taking measures to inaugurate State Police? To my amazement, the Nigerian House of Representatives has passed legislation to ...

Growing up in Ile-Ife during the late 1950s and 1960s, our taxi was a Morris Minor. The same was true in most towns and cities across Southwestern Nigeria. Motorcycles were not used as taxis.By the 1970s, Datsun, Toyota, and Peugeot ...

“He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). This is the single unbroken rule of Western engagement with African leadership. This principle applies as much to African ...

Over the course of the night of June 9 and 10, the United States conducted massive strikes against Iran; in retaliation, the Islamic Republic attacked three American bases in the Middle East. The strikes were executed “at the Commander in ...

Last Thursday night, I ran out of fuel on the Third Mainland Bridge.11 pm.Phone at 2%.No powerbank.I want to tell you what happened next.I pushed the hazard lights on and sat in the car. Trying to think. Cars were flying ...