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Osun LG crisis: Kunle Adegoke is making a terrible mess of the legal…
To an average mind, the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is the pride of legal profession and holder is generally viewed…
[Linguists’ Forum] From Dread to Delight: An Insight into Grammatical…
Mr S (a pseudonym), preparing some students for the WASSCE and NECO examinations, once advised the students that they should avoid…
‘Daddy, take care of yourself,’ By Sylvester Ojenagbon
The words of my 19-year-old daughter were a wake-up call. We were in a supermarket, and I had just talked myself out of buying a…
Between Buhari and Tinubu, who is a better president?, By Etim Etim
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a new book, his seventh, titled, ‘’Nigeria: Past and Future’’, in which he examines…
Is emi l’okan audacity or incantation ritual?, By Festus Adedayo
A few weeks ago, an outburst of the then aspirant for Nigeria’s presidential office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marked its third…
Nobody Is God!, By Tola Adeniyi
I had wanted to title this piece ‘Primitive Politics and Sycophancy’, given the way and manner Nigerian politicians, nay, African…
From Dread to Delight: An Insight into Grammatical Names and Functions (5)…
In an effort to demystify the challenge of identifying grammatical names and their functions in expressions, Linguists’ Forum has…
Herbert Wigwe: A star that went too soon, By Gboyega Seun-Adelaja
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Herbert Wigwe, the iconic banking visionary, was in London. That evening, he made a call to his…
What Ifá says about Oòni-Aláàfin supremacy, By Damilola Ayeni
A kìí yí gbinrin gbinrin ká fi térin o
A kìí ni jàbà jàbà ká fi téfòn
Olúkólú kan ò tó Oòni o
Òkèkókè kan ò tó òkè ìgbàdì
Òkè…
Putin as the president’s medicine, By Azu Ishiekwene
European leaders often portray Russian President Vladimir Putin as a tyrant, a land grabber, and a Russian bear. And following the…