When I consider the Nigerian situation, I end up marvelling at why we haven’t stopped the mess our so called leaders are giving us. But then, I tend to console myself with a Yoruba saying that, ‘Agbepo laja o jale, eni gba l’owo e gangan l’ole.’ That is, while the person who has actually stolen…
I just wanted to say my bit about the Nigerian currency – the Naira. The latest excuse for going south of the Naira is the crypto market! Really? So, what is the result Nigeria is getting in International Trade?I mean what is the worth of our imports compared to exports? Are we not spending the…
I know I had known the ‘wara’ of the Fulani before meeting anyone of them. Wara is Yoruba for ‘nunu’ fresh milk made into cakes and sold by Fulani ladies. They hawked it everywhere, then. I was later to know the refreshing ‘fura de nunu’, a mixture of millet and yoghurt. At a time, it…
I think it’s high time Nigeria ate the humble pie. Of course, apologies to other African nations is a given, considering the gra gra we used to make in those days. Gone are the days when we ridiculously called ourselves the giants of Africa. They are gone because even unborn babies can see if indeed…
I was at a naming ceremony today. To say I wasn’t the happiest will be an understatement of the year. The parents are so-called Christians. Why I doubt their Christianity will soon be apparent. By the way, I used to think it was only the Pentecostal churches that weren’t doing things the way we used…
Some of the wise sayings we learnt in elementary school quite a few years ago still ring in my ears. One of them is, ‘As you lay your bed, you’ll lie on it’. The Yoruba too are not found wanting in that area. They always say things like, ‘Amukun eru e wo, oke le nwo,…
Fast for forty days,Masses fast everyday.Awe ti b’awe nle,Biribiri gan la ngba! We already spent,Without being sentAeons in fast,Cos we lack. So when you sayWe must pay,Through fasting,We are smiling. Already we’re hungeredCos we ponderedOver nothing to eat,We have no wheat. We are prayingWhile picking,The left oversNot to be picked by others! Dikko was prophetic!…
