Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- I

Taye Currency, the psychi-artiste from Foko, is presently in the eye of the storm. He has been the subject of scorn and attacks on social media and even in different places across Ibadan due to what turned out as the highlight of his performance at the Olubadan coronation ceremonies on Friday, where he sang: "Were la fi n wo were!" - meaning "madness is the antidote for insanity."

I was part of the Mapo crowd, and I think his performance was problematic. But I do not agree that he was a complete flop as projected in most of the single-story narratives online.

To be fair, he had his great moments of artistic glory (typically now forgotten and overshadowed by that moment of psychi-art-ric gymnastic), but it will be...