Hungry And Angry? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the vanguard I witnessed a scene yesterday afternoon and I began to worry. A ‘uniformed’man arrested a driver for unauthorized parking. The arrested man begged, but the ‘officer’ insisted he had to pay a fine of four thousand Naira. The vehicle had been chained, anyway. The vehicle owner then tricked our officer to…

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The Wind! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch When a conscious mind looks at the world, they would see it’s all vain, meaningless, pointless, and futile.. Yet, most people could kill to be in certain posts. I wouldn’t know of any post that is novel. I mean a post that nobody has never occupied. We were all, ok those…

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Revowetin! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit; Modern Ghana Thoughts of the word, ‘revolution’, brings various meanings to different people depending on their status in life. When, on January 15, 1966, five majors of the Nigerian Army sacked the democratic government of Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, people believed a revolution had taken place. A rematch was to take place on July…

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Robin Hoods! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch ‘To call these thieves Robin Hood is a blatant misnomer. While Robin Hood was robbing the rich to give the poor, these people are robbing our commonwealth and giving those people who don’t have shame the crumbs. I say people without shame because we lack courage in our country. So, if…

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The warrior king! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: The nation I love Yoruba, this song keeps ringing in my ears: Jagunjagun lo nbo;Olori ogunko gbodo k’ehin ogun;jagunjagun lo nbo! A warrior is coming along;A generalissimodaren’t stay behindA warrior is coming! It’s even good that the field marshal is a drummer. He would sound the bata-fuji war drums. The troops won’t lack…

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