Of Course! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: CNET The announcement by Nigeria’s minister of aviation Hadi Sirika that Nigeria may begin assembling air planes by 2023 further cements the emptiness of Mr Buhari’s government. Even if it’s for free, I wouldn’t think a government of a so-called developing country that knows what it’s doing should dare venture into air plane…

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Won Fie Joba! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Business Day A certain governor in the southwest has declared that it takes a lot of courage to be earning less than $24,000 and be presiding over a budget of more than $500,000. He is also ‘visibly’ worried by the poor take home pay of civil servants. In the first instance, I wouldn’t…

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Beliefs! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Britannica These are certainly days when those of us who are no Muslims suddenly wish why not. Even at these austere times, if you stay in a place where Muslims are many, like I do, you should, by now, be working out how to pay Sallah visits to your numerous friends. It is…

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The high horse! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: YouTube Sometime in the not-too-far past, I used to visit Togo frequently. Of course, you can only visit Togo from Nigeria through the Republic of Benin. At least, that’s the only route I know. Since the hotel I usually stayed in was on the Togo-Ghana border, I usually used the opportunity to visit…

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