Seniority! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Nairaland I read someone’s complaints about their juniors, in school, who had stopped referring to them as ‘senior’. I decided to make this post in order to show, in the first place, that seniority is not for ever. Second, if a person didn’t misuse his ‘seniority’, he becomes an ‘egbon’, as older siblings…

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Lesser than pawns! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Euro News The Hamas strike is no longer news. Neither is the Israeli reaction. Of course, the seemingly unending Russo-Ukrainian war is still thereThe Sudan conflict continues, and Syria, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and many others are in turmoil. We can’t discount the forceful takeover of government in some countries. Which group of people is…

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Village Headmaster! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Channels TV I’ve always said it that I believe without any equivocations that it’s only the Nigerian people who can organize themselves for good governance. In fact, when they do it, they can then afford to live good lives. Today, I’m referring to the meeting between Mr Olusegun Obasanjo and Mr Abubakar Atiku….

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Gentlemen! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Wikipedia Much has been said about the activities of men and a lot will, certainly, still be said. Take or leave it, despite the fact that women are ‘catching up’, we live, more or less, in a man’s world. It starts from most religions deities. We look at them as masculine. Most of…

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The Wedding! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Shabby art boutique We had prepared for this wedding in spite of the fact that we were only informed by rumors. But the guy supposedly taking in a brand new wife is someone I don’t really like. But then, whether you like someone or not, anytime they are making history, one must identify…

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Agbada! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Deji & Kola There’s no way to exactly translate agbada to the English language. I have deliberately chosen not to translate it as a flowing gown. But most Africans understand what I mean by agbada. For those who do not know, I give you an assignment to look for its meaning. When we…

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