The news is awash with the Osodi Chief Tout’s children’s graduation in far away United States of America. Hmm… The Yoruba say if a mad man gets a hoe he would first clear the grass towards himself. The late Fuji maestro Ayinde Barrister also sang about a person called a lunatic who did not fail…
Photo credit: the Guardian Things are getting better in Nigeria. Someone called me this morning while waiting for a Bolt taxi. He was at Maryland and he was going to Ilupeju. Out of curiosity I asked him how much he was going to pay. His response was 1,800 naira. I then asked him what the…
I don’t know what’s happening in your locality. However, I can’t see any preparations for Christmas in my own area A long while ago, when I was a tot, I used to count the months. Christmas was odun kekere while the New Year was odun nla. My dad was abroad then, but I trusted my…
Like all my posts on FB, I’m satisfied with having done one thing—exercising my freedom of expression. So, I’m not bothered if I’m the only person who sees some sense in what I’m posting. It’s not easy to raise children. Raising children who will become good examples to others is even more difficult. The most…
My long-drawn agitation on the Sowore issue is not only for him. It’s for all those who are being subjected to the deprivation of their human rights worldwide. By the way, I’m not too sure Nigeria celebrated Human Rights Day two days ago. I mean, what’s there to celebrate when the government is in the…
Photo credit: Cyber Express I’m delighted this morning. That’s because the government of Nigeria and a couple of state governors have found a ‘permanent’ solution to social media’s incursion into an otherwise docile society. Through social media, people learn about what’s happening in other countries and organize to destabilize the status quo. The saddest thing…
I’m so sad! If the news I hear is accurate, then the Grim Reaper is blind. We all know death is a wicked spirit. But for it to have harvested a pleasant lady is meanness carried too far. She sold drinks at Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta in Nigeria. She had become a man because her clientele…
