& Co – Adewale Sobowale
Whenever someone dies, someone gives birth, someone is getting married and even if someone is warming their newly built house, my people, the Yoruba like marking such milestones with uniforms. This one is to show their solidarity with the celebrators. Meanwhile, those people celebrating would have factored their expenses on their incomes from the uniforms….
Of Oranges! – Adewale Sobowale
Prof Ndifon who sexually harassed students is currently serving his time in jail So many comments have been made about the randy lecturer. Some have so fittingly described him as Professor 5-5. While not totally disagreeing with that description, I want to give him another one. You know that when a new baby is born…
Just a Thought! – Adewale Sobowale
I believe we should congratulate each other for our respective reactions to this novel virus. But the congratulations will, of course, be limited to those who have sincerely given and citizens who have shown a lot of resilience to disappointments. I particularly praise the citizens because they deserve much better treatments from those governing them….
I Don’t Get it! – Adewale Sobowale
It’s Tuesday. Yet, this week is already promising to be full of interesting things. The most popular word in Nigeria now is “betray”. It’s become so popular that, quite often, many mix up the act and the subject. More seriously, can the politicians say the reason they are declaring for whatever political post is because…
Thought drain! – Adewale Sobowale
We used to talk of brain drain from the Third World countries to the West. Does the happening in Nigeria not represent a more serious infection? The inability to think deeply which I call a thought drain. It reminds me of the Yoruba folk tale about the dog and the tortoise. In the story, there…
Israel kills 6 in fresh airstrike on Gaza refugee camp
Photo credit: Reuters At least six people have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a police station in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. AA reports that Israeli warplanes struck the police facility in the camp, marking another violation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The attack resulted…

