Ta n mo! – Adewale Sobowale

I love Yoruba! I love the language because it is extra rich. When one studies Yoruba well, they will definitely not be lacking in the sarcasm that is embedded in Yoruba language. I remember there used to be a television programme in the seventies and early eighties named, ‘Ta n mo’. Ta n mo was…

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Oriki! – Adewale Sobowale

People had been saying it that if someone wanted to hear their oriki, they should attempt swimming in the murky and slime infested waters of Nigerian politics. So, it’s been detected that the PDP contestant in the last presidential elections is not a Nigerian. I should have known too! For anyone to see this Buhari…

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Insensitivity! – Adewale Sobowale

That the government of Nigeria is insensitive to the people’s feelings is an obvious understatement. Daylight armed robbery and petty stealing are going on in Ogun and Lagos States as I’m typing this. Yet the authorities hardly have any response. By the way, the states are on lockdown because of COVID 19. Methinks locking people…

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