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Uhuru? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Cable 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…

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Secular? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch 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….

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It’s A Lie! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch 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…

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Ipanu! Incentives!! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Premium Times I really couldn’t believe 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…

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NHS may suffer staff losses!

Photo credit: the Guardian The UK’s health services may soon start suffering a depletion of staff. ABC News reports the case of a medical doctor who has practiced in the UK for about 10 years who decided to pack bag and baggage to flee with his family to Australia.  The doctor was simply fed up…

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Not too old to contest!

Photo credit: reddit A grandmother wanted to be the next Miss Universe but her hopes were dashed in Argentina.  AP reports that the 60-year-old who wanted to create a record as the oldest Miss Universe saw her dream vanish like vapour at Buenos Aires last Saturday.  Alexandre Marisa Rodriguez is a hospital legal advisor. Her…

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