Won’t we?I mean won’t we miss the president that’s always airborne?I realize so many things have been said about the pros and cons of his regimeBut, as some may realizeI’ll only speak about effects of his coming on Citizens MudaFrom the inception of his eight yearsWe were surprised that for someone who had been a…
I read the press conference addressed by the Lagos State commissioner for information and strategy and I began to wonder. Why? The governor, in his earlier address, had put the date for the ban as June 1. The commissioner, in his own statement said, “with immediate effect”. You know, I’ve always tried to say things…
Abeokuta is an interesting place to live in. Almost everyone knows whom you are. If not directly, then by extension. But for me, I find life in Abeokuta somewhat on the dull side. People generally do not wake up until around six o’Clock in the morning. OK, people hardly get to the bus stops until…
The average Yoruba should be wisdom personified. That’s because embedded in the tradition and culture of the Yoruba are words of wisdom and wisecracks that could serve the discerning for a lifetime. One of these is that the egungun festival will end and acolytes who had been eating like royalty will soon join run-of-the-mill folks….
Yes! In my naivetyas a tiny tot! Birds chirped like birds,rats squeaked like rats! Never did I need bother;what to eatwhat to drinkwhat to wear! World revolved around churchas a result of indoctrinationwanted to float on airsince devil was underneathand, God with angelsresided in the skies! Military men were presidents:GowonBokassaMobutuAminSelassie Loved SelassieHe looked field-marshallicin poise…
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has come and gone! It was a wedding that had all the new and old monies congregating at Windsor Castle for the fairytale event. The famous and the royalty too were not left behind. However, the wedding did show how irreligious and impious the wealthy are. The…
To Yoruba men, the topic should be familiar. For those of my readers who aren’t Yoruba, I’m appealing to them to research its meaning. For the ladies, don’t you think I’m a chauvinist, I’m giving you the honour to either research or not. But I don’t think it will be too much for you to…
