Not yet Uhiru! – Adewale Sobowale
NIGERIA : Not Yet Uhuru It is another may 29. Nigerians are expected to be celebrating another so-called democracy day! However, my belief is that one can measure a state by the quality of life of the poorest citizen in that state. In other words, does the poor have the ability to live in dignity? […]
SECULAR? – Adewale Sobowale
Nigeria is said to be a secular state. That’s theoretical! However, in practice, the Nigerian state is religious. Or how do we explain the fact that apart from having churches and mosques, government involves itself with the staffing of these bastions of religiousity. In the past, government was sponsoring religious pilgrimages. I’m told that even […]
GBAGBE E! – Adewale Sobowale
Oh, how I wish I could tell whoever offends me to forget it. You see, when a person is brooding over a certain person’s misdeed to them, they end up suffering much more than the offender. In any case, the latter might not even know! How long do we have to spend on earth? The […]
IT’S A LIE! – Adewale Sobowale
Come off it! That’s my response to a friend who told me it’s pay day for some of our excretable excellencies. They really don’t belong to us again. It’s not as if we are doing yanga. But considering how they’ve been behaving since they went into the prison called state house, I wouldn’t think they’ll […]
IPANU! INCENTIVES!!
I really couldn’t believe it when I heard the news of people being offered incentives to encourage them to help themselves and the community. Some people are sceptical in taking the covid vaccines. Meanwhile.the vaccines – apparently – do have a shelf life after which they might be less potent. It’s now a case of […]
BEND DOWN BOUTIQUE – Adewale Sobowale
When I was much younger, there was, opposite the then Leventis Stores in Marina, Lagos what was known as Quay Side. True, it was a place where ships berthed and sailors did sailor-like pastimes of womanising, smoking Indian hemp, drinking – sometimes to a stupor, those of them that wanted to listen and even dance […]
UNITED NATIONS (contd) – Adewale Sobowale
They spend two nights at their new abode in the containers. Meanwhile, those who still have some issues to iron out with the police are allowed so to do. They are given food by their hosts. The asylum seekers are to learn, later, that bread is served with every meal in that part of Canada. […]
AWA PIPOOL! – Adewale Sobowale
Are we not tired of being dribbled here, there and beyond by unskilled footballers manifesting as our crude politicians? Yes, crude, very crude! Was it not in the last elections that people were bribed with kulikuli and gari. That could be interpreted in various ways. First, the bulk of Nigerians are so cheap that they […]
Of EFCC and Party Conventions! – Adewale Sobowale
I believe any money those public officials have mistakenly misappropriated should be allowed to stay with those officials. It’s not easy to manipulate and get away with government Newspaper reports say men of the EFCC have stormed the venue of the PDP convention. Haba! What’s their business there? Are they spoilsports? Some of the delegates […]
GIVING UNTO CAESAR – Adewale Sobowale
The state of aquatic splendour is a leader in all things. It has now added religious matters to it. I understand a chapel in the capital recently had an anointing service. The service was led by the chaplain. Her excellency, the first lady did the chapel a favour by attending the service. For those who […]
