Farewell, Professor Kola Oyewo
Farewell, Oba Lapite
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Kola Oyewo—scholar, actor, teacher, cultural ambassador, and dear colleague.
I had the privilege of working with him on Koseegbe, Oleku and Saworoide where he gave a memorable performance as Oba Lapite. His portrayal brought depth, dignity, and humanity to the role, making the character one of the film’s most enduring figures.
Ironically, Lapite’s death in the story created a challenge for me as a filmmaker. Once he was publicly executed by Lagata, I could not bring Kola Oyewo back into the narrative. I missed him then.
Today, I miss him again.
Kola Oyewo belonged to a rare generation that successfully bridged scholarship and performance. He inspired countless students, actors, and audiences through his talent, humility, and lifelong commitment to learning, culture, theatre and film.
Nigeria has lost a remarkable artist.
Farewell, Professor Kola Oyewo.
Farewell, Oba Lapite.
Your legacy will endure in the stories you told and the lives you touched.
Ire ni o.
TK
PROOF that the white structure in South Africa (through its media arm) is behind the anti-African migrants rhetoric.
This comes as the first batch of deported Nigerians are expected to arrive the country today.
Black South Africans are being used by these White settlers.
😆 LOL
Nigerians are deeply irrational people.
18 years ago, I was tired, jet-lagged, famished and irritable.
I had just landed in City airport. I took the DLR train to Canning town so I can jump on the Jubilee line and go home.
It was simple efficient, public transport from the airport that took me home. Ubers didn’t exist. Taxis cost about £20.
The DLR train home? £1.10
The distance from London City Airport to Canning Town was 3km.
Now my country & my Lagos want to build a 7km rail from my country’s biggest airport to the Ikeja Train Station (an idea conceived 10 years ago by the way)…
And what do we have? silly criticisms and baseless chatter
It does make one wonder, do we want Nigeria to actually develop or do we want to be pennywise, pound foolish.
If we had done these projects when Oil was 150 dollars per barrel will we be here?
If we had done these projects when Gowon was bragging that we had more money than we knew what to spend it on, we will be here?
The rail out of gatwick was built in 1958
The rail out of heathrow was built in 1977
The rail out of city airport was built in 2005
We are building our own rail out of our most prestigious airport in 2026 and Nigerians are criticising…
Nobody is going to listen to such irrational criticisms, we have a nation to build.
That rail line from MMIA to Ikeja train station will be built and the Lagos redline will become a legacy infrastructure all Nigerians will be proud of cos it is public infrastructure for public good.
Minister @fkeyamo carry on!
Gov @jidesanwoolu well done!
They will keep crying
We will keep building
It the tears are too much,
We will sell them tissue. ✌🏾
❤️ and💡
The Dar es Salaam premiere of #WhatHappenedOnOctober29 was a roaring success!
Many thanks to the University of Dar es Salaam for hosting me, and for a lively interactive session afterwards with Dr. Joshua Maponga.
Asante na mungu ibariki🇹🇿🙏🏾
Nairobi🇰🇪 on Saturday here we come!
@Omojuwa This was 14 years ago. You appear to forget things quickly, Just like tou forgot some of the stuff you said and tweeted pre 2015
https://t.co/zTjkeaH3pT
Thank you for your attention to this matter
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Treat every child like your own
For every child - no matter the circumstances of his birth -
Is a beacon to this glorious future
Beautiful Nubia in "Ohun Oju Nri" (2006)