Yusuf Omotayo

Lagos, Nigeria

Senior Associate Editor at The Republic (Nigeria)

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Current Issue Reimagining Nigerian Heritage

Nov 26, 2024 | editoria.africa | Wale Lawal |Emmanuel Esomnofu |Kechi Nomu |Yusuf Omotayo

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The Timelessness of Tunde Kelani’s Ṣaworoìdẹ

Nov 24, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Yusuf Omotayo

The history of Nigerian filmmaking can be traced to the early 1900s when nationalist Herbert Macaulay invited Balboa and Company, a film production company to show films at Glover Memorial Hall in Lagos. Palaver was the first feature film in colonial Nigeria to feature Nigerian actors. Produced in 1926, Palaver gave speaking roles to Nigerian actors and was a significant improvement from the silent films that were shown before.
The President’s Lau Lau Spending

Sep 29, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Yusuf Omotayo

The past year has heralded Nigeria’s worst economic crisis with no end in sight. Once the continent’s biggest economy, Nigeria has slipped to fourth place behind South Africa, Egypt and Algeria. International Monetary Fund blamed this decline on Nigeria’s currency devaluation, which saw the naira fall from around ₦1,300 to the dollar as of January 2024 to over ₦1,500 against the dollar by August 2024.
Tinubu’s Year of Unstable Policies

May 26, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

In June 2022, while speaking with Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) national delegates, Tinubu gave his now infamous (or famous depending on who is looking at it) Èmi Lókàn speech. Within his long-winded rant was the chest-beating declaration that he made Buhari president in 2015 after Buhari had tried and failed to win the presidential election three times. Tinubu announced to everyone at the gathering that after having served his political mentees, it was now time for his turn to lead.
Who Will Bury Mr. Taiwo?

May 19, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

It was a good thing I spoke with, Kolawole, the taxi driver who took me from the train station in Omi Adio to my hotel. It was a 30-minute drive, but we started talking as soon as the drive started, after I complained about the heat in Ibadan. ‘So, what brought you to our Ibadan?’ He asked. ‘I am meeting with the son of the man who designed the Nigerian flag tomorrow,’ I told him. He shrugged before telling me he had heard of the man and that he knew he died in 2023.
The Meaning of Senator Ningi’s National Assembly Suspension

Apr 1, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

Senator Ningi’s allegation is not the only controversy that has emanated from the 2024 budget. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proposed the N27.5 trillion budget in November 2023, there were rumours that he had presented empty boxes and that there were no documents to be reviewed by the National Assembly.
Nigeria’s Futile Search for a National Carrier

Mar 10, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

On a sunny afternoon in December 2001, President Olusegun Obasanjo walked briskly into the State House in Abuja. Justice Obiora Nwazota and other members of the panel Obasanjo had constituted to investigate the affairs of Nigeria Airways (Nigeria’s flag carrier) stood up as protocol demanded. However, the president was not in the mood for niceties.
The Insurmountable Tasks Nyesom Wike Faces

Mar 5, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

On 18 September 2023, less than a month after Nyesom Wike was sworn in as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the government demolished a popular Kilishi market in Area 1 of Abuja for blocking the road and making commuting difficult. This move generated mixed reactions: while some observers praised the minister for quick efforts to improve the state of the country’s capital city, others criticized his seemingly rash actions.
Fubara Fights for Survival in Wicked Rivers

Nov 4, 2023 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

On Monday 30 October 2023, the leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Edison Ehie, and Siminalaye Fubara were suspended by the House as announced by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule. Shortly after, there were rumours that the state assembly had signed an impeachment notice to remove Governor Fubara from office.
Nigeria Is Not Learning From History

Oct 1, 2023 | republic.com.ng | Yusuf Omotayo

On 1 October, Nigeria celebrated its 63rd independence and 60 years as a republic. I say Nigeria and not Nigerians because active participation and celebration of the country’s independence has dwindled. In the past, Nigerians would recognize the day by wearing a touch of green and/or white while some would stick the flag on their cars. Such active celebration has waned and many only look forward to the day as another public holiday for an extra day of rest.