Inhuman!!! – Adewale Sobowale

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, you’ll be in a…

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The Morning After!!! – Adewale Sobowale

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? OK, if there…

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Aim’Asiko! – Adewale Sobowale

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 one! Oo d’emu l’ogbe,Oo…

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So Cheap? – Adewale Sobowale

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 politics in Lagos is…

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Floodgates! – Adewale Sobowale

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, we dump our refuse…

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