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Can a ghost be a biological father?, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Once in a blue moon, something happens that throws you back to the distant past - almost like reliving the thrills of writing a cover story for DRUM several decades ago. A man, Em... Read More


Okello Oculi's last safari, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Professor Okello Oculi was a cat with many lives. He outlived the several dictators who would have been delighted to roast him, but he has left a long trail of inconsolable mourners... Read More


Post-Buhari rumbles, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, July 21 -- President Buhari has gone the way of all mortals. Sai Baba is dead. Long live Mai Gaskiya! May Almighty Allah forgive him, accept his soul and take care of those he left behind. Am... Read More


Coming from America, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, July 14 -- Ostensibly, it was meant to be a compliment of sorts. But it has backfired massively all over Africa. US President Donald Trump had invited five West African presidents to the Whit... Read More


Dangote's masterstroke, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, June 23 -- You perch on my overburdened back while assuring me that you would do anything to lighten my distress - except getting off my back! That is the assurance that Nigeria's petroleum m... Read More


Glorious payback for June 12, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, June 16 -- Thank you, Mr President. If any seer had predicted in 1993 that a day would come when the heroes of the June 12 struggle would be honoured, such a crystal gazer would have been lab... Read More


No trust, no police!, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, June 9 -- If you thought nothing good could ever come out of the police barracks, you may just be wrong! Nigeria's police chief, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, recently hugged media attention for the ... Read More


Tinubu: A critical second half, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, June 2 -- Nigerians are so divided and their partisan preferences so cast in concrete that, in most circles, there is hardly any room for dissent or alternative viewpoints. The biting economi... Read More