Tag: Suyi Ayodele
Celebrating our ambassadors’ list. By Suyi Ayodele
About six months ago, I asked an elderly supporter of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu why his man…
Nigeria’s ‘Sheikh of the slaughters’. By Suyi Ayodele
The festive period is here, yet one wonders how the sound of fireworks will affect us, given our…
Yerima and a soldier who never wore uniform. By Suyi Ayodele
On Sunday, June 18, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte 1, the returnee Emperor of France, marched the French Imperial Army…
Pastor Adeboye, Tinubu, Trump and truth. By Suyi Ayodele
They gave us civilisation and then said our forebears were wrong in speaking truth to power. A child…
Peter Obi and the genius of yahoo yahoo. By Suyi Ayodele
Some Nigerians said it was wrong for Mr. Peter Obi to have labelled Yahoo Boys geniuses. I heard…
Nigerian Politics: 24 Governors and still counting. By Suyi Ayodele
Years ago, when the sun used to rise and set at its time, a powerful farmer lived. History…
Spirit pardons Kindred spirits? By Suyi Ayodele
The elders of my place caution that the sacrificial akara should not be given to an emèrè child…
Iyaloja of Benin: Lessons in cultural diversity. By Suyi Ayodele
President Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858-January 1919), was the 26th president of the United States. He served from…
Olubadan Ladoja: His tenacity, his triumphs. By Suyi Ayodele
“When I set out to join the race to become the Olubadan, I was focusing on how to…
Befriending bandits. By Suyi Ayodele
The photograph is graphic. The message is obvious. The semiotics are unmistaken. A bandit in military fatigue sits…
The clappers they want in us. By Suyi Ayodele
Edo State Migration Agency last Thursday, September 11, 2025, paraded two female minors who were rescued in Zaria,…
When the dead can’t rest in peace. By Suyi Ayodele
A dying old man was asked why he was pensive on his sick bed. He responded that he…