Of Oranges! – Adewale Sobowale

So many comments have been made about the randy lecturer. Some have so fittingly described him as Professor 5-5. While I do not disagree with that description, I want to give him another one. You know that when a new baby is born in these parts, the isomoloruko, naming is usually held on the eighth…

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& Co – Adewale Sobowale

Whenever someone dies, someone gives birth, someone is getting married and even if someone is warming their newly built house, my people, the Yoruba like marking such milestones with uniforms. This one is to show their solidarity with the celebrators. Meanwhile, those people celebrating would have factored their expenses on their incomes from the uniforms….

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We Love Mr. President!!!

For specific reasons, I’ve been behind the news. However, who would have allowed Mr Muhammad Buhari, the President of Nigeria and commander in chief of its armed forces, to declare for the presidential elections of 2019 to escape them? Mbanu! Only a very disloyal Nigerian and, of course, a wailing wailer. But I know that…

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Giving Up! – Adewale Sobowale

I’ve been watching the activities of the incumbent Ooni of Ife, and, against all evidences, I just believed he was still in the learning process. My belief is contrary to the fact that I knew he had been to ipebi which is supposed to be an apprenticeship for obas. However, the propounder of ogun ososi…

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