Opinion

The Western world has a lot of packaging. With the right packaging and a good marketing strategy, one can sell ice to a man in Iceland. He would have forgotten that he didn’t need it. Did you know that succotash is our adalu. Adalu is a meal of corn (maize) and beans. Of course, there…

It is no longer news that the Olofin of Ado Odo was waylaid, stripped naked and beaten by a few of his subjects. His palace got burnt, and his wives, children and courtiers scampered into safety. I am personally attached to Ado. I was posted there as a teacher after my youth service. I found…

Things now differ in Nigeria from when T.M. Aluko wrote his “One Man, One Matchet,” which was published in 1964. “One man, one matchetOne woman, one stickOne child, one stone.” Mr Aluko, we’re sorry, sir. We regret the fact that we’re disappointing you. We’re no longer in the “stone” age! We’ve certainly moved up. At…

On mother earth,strangers we all are!Space where birthedhappened to be hell! We jealously guard,when the rich fart!To safety, we run,away from rot! Some are engineers,others techniciansbecome kindergartnersto emerge breadwinners! They’re watering,others waitressing,in order to sendresults of fend! But away they’reSome are await,their bloody labor,to ease their rancor! @as 061023

O se ose!Friendly with everyone;A foe with nobody!True Ijegba you were,if an Ijesa by bloodEgba by residence andaffiliation could be so described! Mo ti r’Ogun lo foso!Truly!If how we mourn the dead,dead as dodo,we care for ill-healthed;none, and I mean nonewill the grim reaper answer! Yeepa!Everyone’s too busydoing nothingfor the ailing to care! Mo ti…

With the imprisonment of the controversial transgender, Bobrisky, I would have thought most of us should be free. But we just can not, since most of us can’t boldly say we haven’t sprayed the troubled currency sometime. It reminds me of the story in John 8: 7-11, when teachers of the law brought a woman caught…

When a little child goes hunting, he may be able to handle the minor things. Such minor things may include the stray rat or the unfortunate bird. In fact, the child will be proud and boastful that he is now a perfect hit as a hunter. But when the child happens to encounter a whale,…