De facto! – Adewale Sobowale

Just a preamble about the topic. For those who lived in Lagos, Nigeria in the sixties and early seventies, there used to be a bakery on Ojuelegba Road almost close to Yaba called “De facto Bakery.” There, they baked arguably the most delicious bread and cakes, at that time, in Lagos. I wouldn’t know how…

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5, 239 Jobs! – Adewale Sobowale

The construction phase will create 5,239 jobs. The project itself will create about 19,000 jobs! That’s Amazon! The country is South Africa!! Amazon has picked South Africa as the place to be!!! I don’t know why top-notch companies are deserting Nigeria. We have everything to keep investors asking for more. Our rate of kidnapping is…

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No Telephony! – Adewale Sobowale

To say the pandemic has greatly affected our globe is an understatement of the year. People have died, economies have collapsed, the social lives of people have been distorted, most jobs are being done virtually, and a lot have lost their jobs. But that’s not the issue I’m dwelling on here! How many people know…

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Abiku! – Adewale Sobowale

When we look around us, it’s tough for some to determine whether it’s the Nigerian government or the people we can call abiku! And those reading my scribblings could bet my conclusion is the people. I don’t understand why we must be so much entangled, like an umbilical cord, to the aprons of the so-called…

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Plogging!!! – Adewale Sobowale

There’s a new craze in town. It started in the Scandinavian countries, specifically Sweden, and has spread to many Western civilisations, such as Canada, the United States, and France. India, too, is not left out. Many people go out to jog. Jogging involves running at a slow pace to keep fit. It’s common among the…

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