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Tag: Lasisi Olagunju
Dangerous Journalism, by Lasisi Olagunju
(A review of Ismail Omipidan’s ‘Persona non Grata’ by LASISI OLAGUNJU in Abuja on Saturday, 18 January, 2025). Strange things […]
Alaafin: Some words for king and chiefs, By Lasisi Olagunju
The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the […]
‘We collected money, and we voted’, By Lasisi Olagunju
Nigeria is a ring of iniquity. And, the iniquitous didn’t start with it today. For several years, I covered the […]
The shuffle in Abuja, By Lasisi Olagunju
(Monday Lines published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 28 October, 2024) Patient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. […]
“Those who are about to die salute you”, By Lasisi Olagunju
(Monday Lines published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 9 September, 2024) From William Bascom, American folklorist and anthropologist, I […]
Protest, Dangote and other stories, By Lasisi Olagunju
(Monday Lines published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 29 July, 2024) Nigeria is a drama, an entertainment. Listen […]