Olayemi Olaniyi Why I Don’t Want Sharia in Oyo State
Usually, when you say anything critical of Islam as a non-Muslim, you get accused of not knowing what…
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A few months ago, I joined a WhatsApp group created for prospective volunteers for an African Union initiative.…
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Nigeria is hardly a nation of patriots. From the outside, you may be mistaken to believe Nigerians are…
Read MoreReflections on Kwame Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism
I was in Ghana recently for a peace forum. I made new friends and reconnected with old ones.…
Read MoreAdeboye’s Non-apology
Enoch Adeboye, the Daddy G.O* of the Redeemed Christian Church of God is an interesting guy. He is…
Read MoreIdris Elba, Things Fall Apart, and Culture Gatekeepers
To my shame, I read Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart for the first time as a freshman at…
Read MoreI AM A CHOSEN Trend as Symptom of Post-dogmatic Nigeria
I’m fascinated by religion as an evolutionary adaption for social cohesion. I may have talked about religion ad…
Read MoreThe Assassination Attempt on Trump Shows American Democracy Has Become Dumber
I suppose it’s fair to accuse me of being a busybody for commenting on American politics as a…
Read MoreNigeria Needs its Enlightenment but Podcasts are a Problem
Nigerian Podcasts particularly exploit the ongoing online gender war knowing their takes would generate knee-jerk responses from viewers…
Read MoreDunamis, Burden of Proof and the Three-kidney Controversy
There was a time when I saw things in a different light. I revelled in bashing the church…
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