Photo credit: the Guardian Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. If we agree so, may I ask who/what the father is? A friend called me early this morning, and after the usual exchange of banter, I asked how he was doing. His reply was a hit below the belt, he said he was…
Photo credit: The Guardian Some of the news one gets on social media, in some ways, exposes the lack of information that’s rampant amongst our so-called educated folks. An incident happened yesterday morning. As if I knew it would be a harbinger of confusion, I just ‘borrowed’ an album of the Lijadu Sisters and used…
Photo credit: Punch Newspaper I once posited that since we normally have, Man of the Year’, we should be having the opposite. In my little wisdom, I have chosen to title the opposite as, ‘Unman of the Year’! A fitting title, ain’t it? When I was in the elementary school, for someone who performed well,…
Photo credit: Pinterest I noticed one sometime last week. Since then, several have appeared on my street. When I was a kid, we normally saw them at St Jude’s Church and St Paul’s first. Christmas lightings! It’s a reminder that the year is coming to an end. Well, while the year has had to bow…
I sent an unsolicited message to Olu Owolabi. The message read, ‘Same to you, my baby’. The guy then marked the message and even wrote egbon mi before putting 2 😃s! The fact that he called me egbon means I’m not his age grade. So, he remains, ‘my baby’. Olori lanko ara e! Awon wo…
Photo credit: Scot Africa The vice-president of Nigeria, pastor ‘Yemi Osinbajo, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has declared that the late Afro-beat icon, Fela Kuti, deserves a national award. While I may not comment on the issue of award, I want us to ponder on the indignities Fela suffered for daring to question an unjust…
Photo credit: Wikipedia Onikaluku jeje ewure! We remain joyous;In dark smelly colors,Of rabid corruption,Which barks confusion! Onikaluku jeje agutan! Stead of a Nigerian state;We do have a barbarian tale;We continue to mourn;Our future for so long! Olurombi jeje omo re! We’ve been hoping for youth;Us to save from loot-ers! With arrant yahooing;Plonk goes our hoping!…
