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Pigeons That Won’t Fly, Bloody Baboon and the Philemon Punishment, By Festus Adedayo 13 min read Whatever Nigerians did to Buhari, he should be persuaded to please forgive us and halt this Philemon wound that his administration is inflicting on us. We apologise for our adultery of going to bed with him in 2015. Fatalists haven’t yet returned from the market square. They had rushed there to parrot what they called the eerie signification of the news of pigeons that won’t fl...

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‘Look at my life, is this how a celebrity’s home should look like?’ ‘Look at my life, is this how a celebrity’s home should look like?’ •Day Adewole Oniluola wept over his poverty Share Eyin eyan yi, ti nba ti wa ku nko? (You these people, what if I had died?).” That was how celebrated drummer, Alhaji Rahman Adewole, a.k.a. Oniluola – one who drums self into wealth – welcomed my crew and me to his house on May 24, 2019. I met him poor, very poor. Oniluola’s death on Tuesd...

Legendary Nigerian filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, is currently shooting an eponymous film based on the life and times of the late Àpàlà musician, Ayinla Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura. Ferdinand Ekechukwu reports Filming of ‘Ayinla’, a musical film on the life and times of the late Àpàlà music legend, Ayinla Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura, has started in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Announcing the forthcoming biopic, ace filmmaker Tunde Kelani confirmed principal photography ha...

MUSIC: Ayinla Omowura and Ayinde Barrister Controversy: Two sides of greatness Ayinde Barrister had fully baked his Fuji by 1977, having successfully navigated the challenges of the first half of the 70s. 6 min read There are enough sentiments to throw around over who was the better between Waidi Ayinla Omowura and Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Tons of emotive writings are being churned out. Many prominent and respected Yoruba intelligentsia, music enthusiasts, and dyed in the wool f...

Channels Television     Ayinla Omowura’s Biopic “Àyìnlá” which looks into the legendary Apala musician’s life is closer to coming to the silver screen. The Ayinla Omowura biopic “Àyìnlá” produced by Tunde Kelani just finished filming and now we’re one step closer to seeing the film on the big screen. The motion picture will tell the story of Ayinla’s rise to fame.     The biopic of the Apala musician, Ayinla Waheed Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura’s life who ...

Views: Visits 18 Ayinla Omowura’s Biopic “Àyìnlá” which looks into the legendary Apala musician’s life is closer to coming to the silver screen. The Ayinla Omowura biopic “Àyìnlá” produced by Tunde Kelani just finished filming and now we’re one step closer to seeing the film on the big screen. The motion picture will tell the story of Ayinla’s rise to fame. The Ayinla biopic will star Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji. The biopic of the Apala musician, Ayinla Wahe...

Tinubu, Run! Please, Run!, By Festus Adedayo I think Tinubu should not to take a plunge into the potentially destructive brackish waters of Nigeria’s presidential contest. This is because, it will make either an MKO Abiola or Umaru Yar’Adua of him. Both paths are ruinous… So, Tinubu, please run, run from the SWAGA gang. What could have prompted Aunt Adelina to declare in  The Feast of the Goat that, “Well, that’s what politics is, you make your way over corpses…”? After seeing w...

ON THE GO ABCON: 26 BDC operators arrested over ‘money laundering, terrorism financing’ The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says 26 members have been arrested by security operatives, over alleged unlawful foreign exchange (FX) transactions.Advertisement Aminu Gwadabe, president of... Makinde: For blocking governance loopholes, I’ve received threats over 2023 ambition Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he has received threats over the forthco...

ON THE GO Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria records 66 new cases and Kenya bans private import of vaccines The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked residents in Kogi state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday. Advertisement Kenya bans private import... Pantami: USSD challenge encountered by MTN users to be resolved soon Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, says the challenge encountered by MTN u...