Presidential Mess! – Adewale Sobowale

The elections to the office of President in Nigeria, as far as I’m concerned, promises to be a good joke. Ijọ́ ikú erin, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àdà laá ńrí! I wonder why people who can not even win the election in their families, not talk of local governments, are joining the fray. Mind you, I recognize the…

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Picking Rice! – Adewale Sobowale

Anyone who has picked local rice in Nigeria would understand it’s not an easy job. The current news about a Nigerian actor’s escapade with a little girl has drawn many folks apart. And it won’t stop. I never knew some people could be collaborators in paedophile cases. The Yoruba are right in saying, ‘ The…

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The Morning After! – Adewale Sobowale

The federal government of Nigeria has banned codeine. The move came after a BBC report on drug trafficking cum addiction. Everyone is now drug-free. The environment itself is palatable because there’s no more drug trafficking. With the ban on codeine, all the youths are now in a withdrawal process. And they’ve all become SU without…

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Of Dignity! – Adewale Sobowale

COVID-19 is turning out as an exposure of the rooster’s anus. But I’m particularly concerned about the dignity of Americans who call Common Joe. I mean, who do Nigerians call citizen Muda? There’s no doubt that our so-called leaders do not give the ordinary Nigerian the tiniest amount of dignity. Ok! Every four years, they…

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