My father does not like acting — Moji, Victor Olaiya’s daughter
Nollywood actress, Moji, is daughter of highlife music legend, Dr. Victor Olaiya. She tells GBENGA ADENIJI what it feels like to be one of the children of the popular singer Your father is popular...
View ArticleThings you don’t know about my father
- My father never watched a Nigerian movie until I appeared in the Wale Adenuga Production’s television series, No Pains, No Gains - He is a polygamist but there is no scandal in his life. - The only...
View ArticleMy father is not an activist at home — Folarin, Femi Falana’s son
One of the children of popular Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, Folarin speaks on the other side of his father in this interview with GBENGA ADENIJI What does it feel like to be the son of a popular...
View Article10 things you don’t know about my dad
- He has the complete compilation of late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s songs. - He went to a Catholic seminary and was training to be a reverend father before he decided to study law. - He sleeps for few...
View ArticleAwolowo respected my father because he was honest –Bola Ige’s son
Bola Ige’s son, Muyiwa, tells TUNDE ODESOLA that the late Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation’s time in detention prepared him for difficult time It’s a privilege to be born to a...
View ArticleMy father did not discuss Pyrates Confraternity with me — Olaokun, Soyinka’s son
Because of his busy schedule, playwright Prof. Wole Soyinka did not spend time with his children as he would have loved. His first son, Olaokun, who is the Ogun State’s Commissioner for Health, tells...
View Article10 things you didn’t know about my dad
•My father had two friends in school and they always came last in the class •He failed from form one to five •When he left for England to study, his younger brother, Beko, told him to consider music...
View ArticleWhy I didn’t talk to Fela for six years –Femi Kuti
Fela Anikulapo’s son, Femi, tells OLUFEMI ATOYEBI and GBENGA ADENIJI what people didn’t know about the late Afrobeat musician Why did your father choose a controversial lifestyle? It was because he was...
View ArticleGani flew to Sokoto to flog me for dancing on TV — Mohammed Fawehinmi
In this interview, Mohammed, first son of late legal icon, Gani Fawehinmi, tells GBENGA ADENIJI why his father stood on the side of the masses Why did your father opt for a life in the service of...
View ArticleOjukwu would have died in plane crash –Son
Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s son, Debe, who is a lawyer and businessman, speaks to OLUFEMI ATOYEBI on the life of the former Biafran leader You have the semblance of Chukwuemeka...
View Article10 things you didn’t know about my father
• His best friend died during the war • He rested for only a few hours daily • He treated his children like his friends • He preferred to fight in battle than send his soldiers out • He valued loyalty...
View ArticleAwolowo wanted to back my dad for Lagos governor — Braithwaite’s son, Olumide
Tunji Braithwaite’s son, Olumide, tells OLUFEMI ATOYEBI about his father’s relationship with the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Fela Anikulapo Kuti What are the traits you share with your father? I am...
View ArticleZik had no magical powers — Son
Nnamdi Azikiwe’s son, 73-year-old Chukwuma, tells Emmanuel Obe why no one in the family has stepped into the political shoes of his father and the myth surrounding Zik’s disappearance in the mid-40s...
View ArticleAt 75, Alaafin jogs for three hours every week — Daughter
The first daughter of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Sade, shares the private life of the king with OLUFEMI ATOYEBI What was the experience of growing up in the palace? Growing up in the...
View ArticleWork stress killed my father —Art Alade’s son
Darey, son of famous Nigerian entertainer, Modupeola Afolabi Jemi-Alade popularly known as Art Alade, talks about his father’s personality and profession in this interview with GBENGA ADENIJI How does...
View ArticleMy father thought he would die at 30 — Jimi, Segun Olusola’s son
Son of ex-Nigerian ambassador to Ethiopia, Segun Olusola, Jimi tells GBENGA ADENIJI the kind of father the late culture icon was What does your father mean to you? My father was certainly not of this...
View ArticleMy father never had a champagne factory in France — Adisa Akinloye’s son
Olusegun Akinloye, the first son of a former chairman of the National Party of Nigeria, late Meredith Adisa Akinloye, tells OLUFEMI ATOYEBI how his father survived 10 years in exile How would you...
View ArticleWhy my father was called ‘enough is enough’ — Ukpabi Asika’s son
In this interview with ARUKAINO UMUKORO, Obi, son of Ukpabi Asika, who was an administrator of East-Central State, speaks about his father’s life How was it like growing up as the only son of your...
View ArticleAchebe didn’t read newspaper criticisms of his last book— Son, Chidi
Chinua Achebe’s son, Chidi, tells Gbenga Adeniji that despite the criticisms that followed the final work of the late literary icon, There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra, his father did...
View ArticleLam Adesina refused to be taken abroad for treatment — Son
Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Dapo Lam-Adesina, who is son of the former governor of the state, Lamidi Adesina, revisits his father’s journey from the classroom to the state house in...
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