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Iyaloja-General at Oba of Benin's palace, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The earliest example of personal rule gone awry in the world was given in the biblical account of Eli, the prophet. Personal rule has become prevalent in Africa and other Third Worl... Read More


You be terrorist, I no be terrorist, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- When the weight of words spoken is weightier than whatever response it may attract, my people say Oro p'esi je. The English say such wordless period is an ineffable moment. In its ... Read More


KWAM 1, eccentricity and cult of the Big Man, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- At the risk of being labeled thanatophobic - a preoccupation with death or its anxiety - the grim reality is that, last Tuesday, Nigeria's music world would have lost veteran Yorub... Read More