With COVID 19, it has become apparent that even though we live in the same world, there are different strokes for different folks. I’m saying so because while the affluent do care about their lives, the poor, even if they do care, are forced by their endemic situation to go look for means of sustaining…
We used to have some games when I was a kid. You see, I grew up in what you could call a semi traditional environment. Semi traditional because even though we were living in the city, we were taught the mores and values of traditional life. Also, our grand parents were living with us or…
I’ve always spoken in favor of a social welfare system for the Nigerian people. However, some people have persisted in countering it for a number of reasons. Some will say Nigeria doesn’t have a good data base That reason has been interesting to me simply because Nigeria does have at least four ways in which…
I don’t think the national assembly members in Nigeria will be able to withstand the consequences of their actions. How dare they ask for accountability of the monies disbursed as palliatives for the poor to cushion the effects of COVID 19. There are talks that up to 5.2 billion Naira was disbursed within 72 hours….
As I posted yesterday, Nigeria is quite an interesting place to be in right now. There’s no doubt about the fact that the country is in a season of anomie. There’s a lack of usual social standards, personal unrest, and uncertainty from a lack of purpose or ideals. That’s anomie as defined by the Merriam-Webster…
Adewale SobowaleHmmm! I have been wondering why nothing seems to work in this country. Now, we all know why everything is at a standstill. No, things are getting worse. Nigerians are not inventive. If not, they would have realised that in this jet age, every home should supply its own electricity. In addition, every home…
It is no longer news the fact that some Igbo leaders went on a visit to the Oba of Lagos, the Olowo Eko, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Akiolu. Kabiyesi o! In the course of the visit, the Oba entertained them wonderfully. They broke the traditional kola and I can imagine they took some hot…
