LASISI OLAGUNJU Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

El-Rufai Arrives Abuja & Conventions, Conscriptions, Consensus

Global UpfrontMar 30, 2026March 30, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, Monday March 30, 226 It is either Nasir El-Rufai is a very lucky man, or he is a very strong man. He

My President Visits Our King

Global UpfrontMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, March 23, 2026 Three politicians – America, Britain, and Nigeria – died in a stampede over oil, influence, and global validation. In

Power Minister: King Of Darkness, Kábíyèsi Olókùnkùn

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2026March 16, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, March 16, 2026 Our power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, is now mocked as the King of Darkness—Kábíyèsi Olókùnkùn. I laugh at his traducers.

The War Of Hubris In Iran

Global UpfrontMar 2, 2026March 2, 20260

Ayatollah Khamenei's obliterated compound

Ramadan, Lent And A Trickster State

Global UpfrontFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, February 23, 2026 Ours is a country where piety and perfidy share a table — where, as William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet,

El-Rufai: Tinubu’s Angry Kingmaker

Global UpfrontFeb 16, 2026February 16, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju Alhaji Shehu Shagari first met General Murtala Mohammed in August 1974. Newly appointed Federal Commissioner for Communications, Murtala, wrote a memo for

Idolatry: The Worship Of A President

Global UpfrontFeb 2, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, February 2, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm;

Fela’s Wizkid

Global UpfrontJan 26, 2026January 26, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, January 26, 2026 The Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘Wizkid’ as “a young person who is very clever and successful.” Collins Dictionary defines

Yakubu Mohammed: 1950 – 2026

Global UpfrontJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju He was my friend and gist mate. I remember I was right on the Asejire Bridge on the Ife-Ibadan Road when his

Trump And The Ruin Of Kurunmi

Global UpfrontJan 12, 2026January 12, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, January 12, 2026 To the north of Ibadan, on the way to Iseyin, is a village perpetually wearing mournful, forlorn looks. You