Insensitivity! – Adewale Sobowale

That the government of Nigeria is insensitive to the people’s feelings is an obvious understatement. Daylight armed robbery and petty stealing are going on in Ogun and Lagos States as I’m typing this. Yet the authorities hardly have any response. By the way, the states are on lockdown because of COVID 19. Methinks locking people…

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Hot Air! – Adewale Sobowale

Mr Buhari’s speech could at the very best be described as being full of hot air! Personally, I see the sixty-paragraph address as a waste of precious time. It doesn’t have anything that’s substantially new. In the fourth paragraph, the president even says, ‘As your democratically elected leaders,…’ Must that fact be emphasized at these…

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Our Duties! – Adewale Sobowale

What are those things we ought to have done that we’re failing to do? What are those things we ought not to have done that have become kárí ilé, asọ oní súgà for us? Do we belong to political parties? How much do we pay as membership fees? These questions are fundamental because if we…

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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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Of Oranges! – Adewale Sobowale

Prof Ndifon who sexually harassed students is currently serving his time in jail So many comments have been made about the randy lecturer. Some have so fittingly described him as Professor 5-5. While not totally disagreeing with that description, I want to give him another one. You know that when a new baby is born…

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Just a Thought! – Adewale Sobowale

I believe we should congratulate each other for our respective reactions to this novel virus. But the congratulations will, of course, be limited to those who have sincerely given and citizens who have shown a lot of resilience to disappointments. I particularly praise the citizens because they deserve much better treatments from those governing them….

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