Obituary: Kola Oyewo: Requiem For Labaluyeke
In Saworoide, Kólá Oyèwọ̀ mesmerised us all by embodying the Lápité character in near-perfect verisimilitude. With the commanding presence of royalty, he transformed villainy into an alluring art: he was wicked, brutal, firm, corrupt, self-centred, manipulative, and cunning, yet we all loved him. Ironic? Perhaps not. It was Professor Biodun Jeyifo, elsewhere in a different…