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When kings behave like plebeians, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- In Africa, kingship has been considered sacred from time immemorial. We invented the Divine Right of Kings before Europe copied and popularised it. We ascribed ultimate power to the... Read More


North-on-north violence, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Who is keeping the people of northern Nigeria down? How can the people of the region be rescued from the vice grip of poverty suffocating their social, political and economic life?... Read More


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