Yinyin nda! Were I prophet;Lotteries and bets;Will specialize on;They’re novel turns on! Sere ninu Ile! Rites of passage;Didn’t I presage?Sent me from city;Was I liver- lillied! Ma wo nu re! A whole six feet;Doesn’t matter to it;No respect for length;And, down I went! Ki aso re! Protecting my cell;From getting wet;And, down I went;Spite of…
Photo credit: ICIR Nigeria There are people who understand the idiosyncrasies of Nigerians, and, of course, such people understand Nigeria in toto. When they pretend not to know, it’s probably because what they want is yet to get into their hands. Once they get it, their true colors will definitely become apparent. That’s why the…
Photo credit: BAP Production Wheneve I ponder over the Yoruba concept of omoluabi, I think it’s one of the few Yoruba terms that the English language could be said to have a meaningful response to. It’s beautifully captured in the meaning of humaneness. Humaneness is compassion for others and others could be either people or…
Photo credit: Leadership When we talk, they can’t but call us wailers. But I think being called a wailer as far as Mr Buhari’s despotic government is concerned could be regarded as a compliment. The news in Nigeria now is about onion. Onion is now so scarce that it could be regarded much more than…
I couldn’t be happier last Sunday. It started as a WhatsApp chat, and it read:‘Good morning to you and the entire household. God bless you, my dear brother.’The person was not on my WhatsApp list, and the profile picture was womanish. So, I replied: ‘Good morning sis. May I meet you?’‘I remain Aderemi Agoro, the…
Photo credit: AATF That our president, his excellency, Mr Goodluck Jonathan is making his intention known today is not news. It is not news because he has the right so to do. Politically, the conditions are also right. The two hundred girls who were seized by the dreaded boko haram have been married off to…
Photo credit: the.Guardian People do suffer! OK, I’ve been hearing a phrase: Gb’omu le lantern. The literal meaning is placing some breast on a lantern. Can you imagine how it will feel? Putting a woman’s succulent breasts on a lit lantern. Even a man will certainly not enjoy it. I don’t know the phrase’s roots,…
