– By Tayo Faloye. Just when the dust stirred by the big boots on the Awolowo sculpture in Lagos is just getting to settle, which many felt was a misrepresentation of the iconic political legend, the mounting of a statue in honor of President Zuma of South Africa by Gov. …
Read More »BIG BOOT: The Awo Sculpture
Following the furor over the Obafemi Awolowo sculpture with a big boot at Ikeja, personally and honestly, I don’t see what the fuss is about with this piece of work. To me, the boots are symbolic. It could be the sculptor’s way of expressing that Awo left a shoe …
Read More »THE OZUBULU CHURCH MASSACRE AND THE WRITING ON THE WALL
By Tayo Faloye When CACOL cried out that the church was already neck-deep in corruption and vanity, we turned a deaf ear. When Obasanjo accused men of God of venerating those whose sources of wealth are questionable and accepting gifts without asking questions, he was insulted. When pastors make outrageous …
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