Congratulations? – Adewale Sobowale

I nearly forgot to congratulate Nigeria and Nigerians on the august occasion of our being crowned the second importer of champagne, the bubbly wine, after France. We should ‘pop champagne’ o! Was it not Karl Marx, the German economist, who in his lack of foresight said: ‘religion is the opium of the people’? Although there…

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Pikin no Fine…! – Adewale Sobowale

Some incredulous people who are even far worse than the doubting biblical Thomas have started again. The results of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board have mercifully been released. Shouldn’t we be happy that it took approximately a month for the results of a computer based multiple choice examination to be released? That’s even a…

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Are You Back? – Adewale Sobowale

Those terrible folks are back from the Friday Jumaat prayers, aren’t they? While there, they must have told Allah they wrenched life out of yet another infidel. And, their Allah must have counted that as another plus for them. When they get to heaven, the number of virgins would have reached 70+++ I really wonder…

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Komu Komu! – Adewale Sobowale

Aren’t we allin birthday suits?Adam and Eve were luckythey were covered with leaves!Our own privacy is nakedness! We go aboutrunning from pillar to post,yet hardly findingtrue meaning of our beings! Would it be right to say,All men are equal?An emphatic no!Equality of manis but an ideal.Men,through actions and inactionsare making it unidealisticand unfeasible! Is there…

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