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When kings behave like plebeians, By Wole Olaoye

Wole Olaoye writes about e-jackasses who are on the prowl.

In Africa, kingship has been considered sacred from time immemorial. We invented the Divine Right of Kings before Europe copied and popularised it. We ascribed ultimate power to the Unmade Maker under whom many gods operated. Next to the gods were the kings. Thus, in Yoruba culture, the king is, “Alase ekeji orisa” (equivalent of […]

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