The debate about greetings in Nigeria, like most other things in the country has generated some interesting proportions. This is even most common amongst my folks, the Yoruba. They have greetings for virtually every occasion whether traditional or modern. It is believed that it’s because they are a very courteous people. Yeah, on the first…
I did a post on Abami Eda two days ago to mark the twenty first anniversary of the great musician’s death. As would be expected of a post in the social media, the story was not so extensive, not because I didn’t have the materials, but from experience, people do not normally have time to…
This period happens to be one of the few occasions I really do miss Naija. Could you believe nobody has given me even a bite of sallah meat. I mean just the tiniest of bites! When I was a kid, not too long ago, the ileya, as Sallah is called, was always preceded by the…
What brought me here in the first instance? A place where people’s healthcare is taken care of so much that they’ll be thinking heaven couldn’t be better. Anyway, we need to know whether people do fall sick in heaven! Even the hospitals here, sat on their ówn jejelly like Lagosians. I went on my way…
I can’t help asking, even if for the umpteenth time, where we got it all wrong. I mean Nigerians! I spent time searching for the Oluwo of Iwo interview. Thanks to Ma’am Doyinsola Ilori who furnished me with a video evidence of the Oluwo’s latest rascality. What manner of thinking? Let’s even assume the western…
I’m hearing rumours that the government has reduced the price of rice by “50%” in Nigeria. If the rumours are true, what are the implications? Does it mean that the government knew all along that the prices of commodities were skyrocketing?And it decided to do nothing! So, how many trailer loads of rice will be…
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. He has three…
