Who Are You? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Ambience sticker The Yoruba believe people shorn in borrowed clothes, more often than not, suffer some consequences. Apart from the health implications, the clothes will either be slightly bigger or smaller. But many of us are suffering from identity crisis. That could be an effect of being colonized. However, I really don’t buy…

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Free Zakzaky! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Vanguard Nigeria I may not really like him. By the way I’ve never met him. However, I don’t find his being in detention funny. Not at all! I understand he’s even there with his wife.Some of his sons were even killed. One of the reasons he’s being detained, I understand, is his willingness…

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Unpresiding! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Premium Times I really don’t believe Nigeria has a president. Should I have said I don’t believe Nigeria has a powerful president? Maybe I should have said I don’t believe Nigeria has a good president! Mr Muhammad Buhari can’t be said to be a patriot. I’m saying this with every sense of respect….

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Where Is NEMA? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch We’ve had floods in some places this year. Although the floods have been serious in some places, weather forecasts are indicating that we are yet to have a respite. Indeed, if the reports are to be merged with reality, one has no option but to believe. This is why the authorities…

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Table Manners! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Etiquette Scholar People about to serve in the governance of a nation in any capacity need to compulsorily attend a school of etiquette, where they will be taught proper table manners. They will be taught to use utensils and which glass to use for which wine. But that’s not even as important as not…

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A Kneeling Nation! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Cable That Nigeria has a lot of potentials is no news. This includes manpower, wide expanse of arable land, a lot of mineral resources which includes the black gold, amongst other things. But the question is, when will Nigeria turn her potentials into reality? This question is germane because a nation of…

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House Of Horrors! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Vanguard Nigeria Moses Olaiya a.k.a. Baba Sala could not have performed better than Nigeria’s national assembly. The law making houses have been turned into a home theater providing horror comedies for all and sundry. Rather than being in their usual state of lethargy the (dis)honorable members have turned themselves into providing comic reliefs…

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