The Trojan Horse – Adewale Sobowale

The Trojan horse is a story from the Trojan war about the scheme the Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Greeks were apparently frustrated after trying unsuccessfully to enter and defeat Troy. The Greeks then,built a giant wooden horse and put some sharp shooters inside. The Greeks then…

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Ta n mo! – Adewale Sobowale

I love Yoruba! I love the language because it is extra rich. When one studies Yoruba well, they will definitely not be lacking in the sarcasm that is embedded in Yoruba language. I remember there used to be a television programme in the seventies and early eighties named, ‘Ta n mo’. Ta n mo was…

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Oriki! – Adewale Sobowale

People had been saying it that if someone wanted to hear their oriki, they should attempt swimming in the murky and slime infested waters of Nigerian politics. So, it’s been detected that the PDP contestant in the last presidential elections is not a Nigerian. I should have known too! For anyone to see this Buhari…

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Morning After! – Adewale Sobowale

Still on the so called address by the Nigerian president… Mmm… By the way, he must be feeling he’s performed some wonder by pitying his fellow citizens. Abi, no be pity im pity us? There’s no doubting the fact that he would have had a very sound sleep. That, of course, would have been after…

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A nation in denial! – Adewale Sobowale

With the imprisonment of Bobrisky, I would have thought most of us should be free. But wait a minute, how many of us can boldly say we haven’t sprayed the Naira? I’m reliably informed that apart from stomping on the troubled currency, there are other ways people could be guilty of “mutilation”. For instance, if…

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