QUESTION JAM ANSWER FOR ROAD by Professor Moyọ̀ Òkédîjí
Queen Elizabeth did not wait for my arrival in 1956 before she returned to England. She arrived Lagos by air January 28, 1956, and returned February 16, 1956. I arrived Lagos by birth February 25, 1956. I was disappointed when I arrived that she had already returned. I wanted to ask her several questions, but […]
CHANGE MASTERS!!! by Adewale Sobowale
Change begins with the individual. Mmmm! Dasorai!!! A riot act, isn’t it? Now, it has to begin with you and I since our rulers have put the enabling environment in place. To begin with every unemployed youth is given a tidy sum to tide him over until he gets a fitting employment. In any case, […]
PORRINGER WIELDING! by Adewale Sobowale
That Nigeria is begging for alms and carrying its porringer to countries that could help out is now a matter some people are wasting their time on. According to stories, Nigeria has gone to secure a loan of 328 million dollars from China to boost its telecommunications. What’s the problem of these wailers? After all […]
Oyinbo o l’Adie Irana! Rights of Passage!! by Adewale Sobowale
So, Queen Elizabeth passed away yesterday. If the Europeans are doing their alakori akada and inferring they couldn’t lose their Queen and lose their money, what about we Africans that were colonized by the Europeans. Most of us are members of the British Commonwealth. We must show our Africanness! In the first instance, the Windsor […]
PARTY OVER?
Ogun state government recently ejected those, according to the government, not doing any sporting business at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta. How could government have time for these peaceful people? What are their offences? It’s like government doesn’t recognise some other sporting activities. What a pity? In the first instance, drinking is a world recognised […]
“A Paw…! by Adewale Sobowale
I grew up reading the James Hadley Chase thriller series. I think I read all books in the series. One of the series is titled ‘A Paw In The Bottle’. That novel is all about how monkeys are caught in South America. Peanuts are put in a bottle with a long narrow neck. The bottle […]
WE ARE ALL GUILTY by Adewale Sobowale
It is no news that Nigeria’s economy is now ‘depressed’. Although I don’t believe we deserve this, the chickens have come home to roost. We, through our acts of omission,collusion and complacency are all guilty. Have we forgotten the earlier governments, prodded by us, were raising our salaries? OK, Udoji, Williams, Ani,etc. The Udoji awards […]
HEY HONEY, WHAT’S FOR DINNER? by Adewale Sobowale
Yeah, not too long ago, when a man got home from the office, his children would meet him at the gate to welcome him. The wife would be busy in the kitchen concocting a seven course meal or something close to it. Those were the days! But these days, the situation has changed. Families are […]
WITHIN MAN! by Adewale Sobowale
Ese b’aja mole, Awo felefele bonu, Ko je a r’ikun, Aseni. Ceiling covers The space Filmsy skin Covers attitude Of the deceitful. You know I don’t have any apologies for delving into the archives to bring out some sayings in Yoruba. That is essentially because I have never pretended that I am no other than […]
HISTORY? by Adewale Sobowale
I was in a class in the latter part of 1983. The lecturer, as a way of saying goodbye to us when we wanted to proceed on the Christmas holidays, was prophetic in saying we shouldn’t expect to find the Shagari government in power when we resumed in 1984. Lo! When we resumed in ’84, […]
