The “Anointed”! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch As many terrible things are happening in Nigeria so are the simply laughable ones. I did a post not too long ago about bringing equity into our politics. I can remember mentioning practitioners of Traditional African Religion. Have we ever been fair to them in picking our political representatives? Those of…

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Inhuman!!! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch I understand some people have been going about in a, God don catch dem, attitude. I’m talking about the Lagos floods. Well, I have always said that we should first look at every human being as a brother. That is universal brotherhood of man. You see, if you could do that,…

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The Morning After!!! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Quartz Still on the Lagos floods. Incidentally, reports are indicating that other towns in the country also didn’t escape the havoc caused by the floods. But my focus today is on our preparedness for emergencies as private individuals, as communities and as governments. As individuals, do we know how to respond to emergencies?…

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Aim’Asiko! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Adobe stock Marketer knows time,Advertiser gains nothing;Man knows turning point,Life’ll be drudgery! Oo d’emu l’ogbe,Oo t’oguro l’ofa,O gbenu s’idi ope,Ofe lo nro na? Looking world over,One’s own world,So, many trials!Many, many, many! Oo d’emu l’ogbe,Oo t’oguro l’ofa,O gbenu s’idi ope,Ofe lo nro na? Trials upon trials!Storms upon storms!Struggle after struggle!Heavens need, justOne!A single…

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So Cheap? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Premium Times I’ve been hearing some, ‘testing, testing’, not, by the regular musicians, but this time by the landlord of Lagos who lives in Bourdillon. Thankfully enough, the man has denied being responsible for the face caps and shirts proclaiming his interest in the 2023 presidential elections of Nigeria. Some people normally say…

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Floodgates! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch That Lagos is a coastal city is stating the obvious.However, our failure to learn from what has become, more or less, an annual event has constantly befuddled me. Our waste evacuation system is, to say the least, horrible. We see the drains as refuse dumps. And, when no one is about,…

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