Coasting Home… – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: ABC News As we’re approaching 2023, the presidential election in Nigeria is revealing a lot about people. For instance, a friend I’ve known for over 50 years – because he’s so attached to a presidential candidate – out of the blues, suddenly knew I lack values from “home”. Haa.. It’s so painful because…

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Systems! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: daraja press What form of government is Nigeria practising? Emm….emmmm…. Why are you emming the answer. The question is as straight as a ruler. Isn’t it? The question could be straight as straight itself, but the answer depends on where and when. I’m all ears. You see, in theory as printed in the…

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Where’s Oluwo? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: BBC Where the hell is Oluwo of Iwo? He’s truly a prophet…abi now! The recent fingering of a group of Nigerians in cases of cyber frauds signifies this. I guess he’ll be a happy man now. I just can’t imagine what sense of accomplishment they would have derived from their nefarious activities even…

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Arising! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Daily Post We really did not want to comment on the goings on in Aso. We just felt like giving the landlord sometime to acclimatise after spending so long abroad. By the way, did anyone notice the fact that, while the Oga was abroad, London was demystified? Yes, it was! It was made…

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Self Worth! – Adewale Sobowale

The society we are in has certain expectations from its members. It’s like a straightjacket. But then, unusual men (and women) do unique things. In most cases, it may not be easy, just because they had disobeyed the society’s expectations. The society asked them to sit down and they chose not only to stand but…

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