The past few days have been dominated by a strident call for justice for a young music star, Ilerioluwa Aloba otherwise popularly known as “Mohbad” or “Imole”. I must not pretend to have a good knowledge of the existence or the enthralling musical exploits of this great icon until a few [...]

Sometimes ago, I wrote a piece titled ‘Long Live the King’ ( See my column in the Daily Sun of 1th May 2023 https://sunnewsonline.com/long-live-the-king/ ). In that column, I drew our attention to various plagues besieging the traditional institutions in Nigeria, particularly in the south western part of the country.  In that [...]

There is a Yoruba aphorism that says: Ida n ba ile ara e je, o ni oun n ba ako je. This literally translates to mean that the sword is destroying its own home but claims it is destroying the scabbard. It is a witty presentation of a case of [...]

Sitting quietly in the hotel lobby of Radisson Blu in Ikeja could be exhilarating and reflecting at times. As skimpily clad young ladies troop into the expansive space, seemingly oblivious of critical eyes of the elderly, the young men, in flirting gaiety abandon what modesty probably prescribes as all go about [...]