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Yami Tikatika! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: New Globe Nigeria’s situation is generally that of a tail wagging the dog. Our secondary, primary and nursery schools are on vacation. After nine months of work, the pupils and teachers deserve some rest. However, how many of us parents and school proprietors actually let the pupils have that well deserved rest? Just…

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ARIKUYERI – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: YouTube Aare-Ago Arikuyeri, a tragic play written by Lawuyi Ogunniran and published by MacMillan Publishers in 1977 is still very relevant now. The play is historical. It is set in the era of Ogunmola the Basorun of Ibadan. The major character is Aare-Ago Arikuyeri, a war commander. A hero of so many wars….

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Cardboard Heroes! – Adewale Sobowale

Orisa boo le gbe mi, se mi boo se ba mi! I’m always very proud I’m a Yoruba. I’m sure everyone realizes I don’t have any apologies for that pride. One of the reasons is the rich literature of my people! For instance, the above means, if a group that’s venerated proves to be problematic,…

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Israel warned against escalation!

Photo credit: Aljazeera Antonio Gutteres, the UN Secretary-General, and the Western powers, including the US, Britain, France and Germany have condemned the attack and appealed for calm, as Iran warned Israel that any new military operations in Lebanon could lead to “unforeseen consequences”. Dawn e-paper reports that on his own part, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav…

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