Shylocks! – Adewale Sobowale

These are certainly daunting times. These are times when you know the genuine labour unions. These are also times when you can freely guess who true religious leaders are. I learned that even now, some so-called missionary schools are already claiming that their teachers might not get paid due to the situation on the ground….

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Onikoyi! – Adewale Sobowale

It’s like the initiators of the so-called Yoruba or Oduduwa nation have withdrawn a bit. Maybe they’ve gone back to the drawing table. Some minutes ago, I went into the archives to read about Onikoyi. It’s said that the Onikoyi do not receive bullets at the back. Rather, they face the onslaught. But, if the…

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That doctors’ bill! – Adewale Sobowale

A bill is before the Nigerian House of Representatives to ban fresh doctors from Nigerian universities from going abroad until they have spent five years compulsorily serving the nation. I understand Ganiyu Johnson, APC from Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency of Lagos State, tabled the bill. I would implore the members of the House first to suspend…

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These Times? – Adewale Sobowale

Why is doing good deeds the exception rather than the rule for our so-called leaders in Nigeria? I understand the Lagos state government is busy effectively reversing its excellent performance in the COVID-19 scourge by rendering some residents homeless. I don’t think houses can be pulled down while maintaining social distance. In any case, no…

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