Once upon a time, at church bazaars, big men with legitimate sources of income would go to buy items on auction for a great sum. One Guinea! By the way, a guinea was equal to £1, 1s, or better one pound one. One pound one was equal to twenty one shillings. It was the equivalent…
Suffering disappointment?Want an appointmetwith Eledumare‘cos you’ll be late! We all know you foughtwith long thoughtsyou might not be the winnerdon’t put your finger! In another cinder‘cos ’twill lingermight end in canceryou’re trying to buffer! When you finish your puff,are things less rough?As you finished feg,check your health! Of what use is your lossof those looniesand…
I always remember an infamous speech attributed to a classic example of autocratic irony, the equally infamous dictator Idi Amin Dada. “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.” I remember it in the sense that he did not deny the existence of freedom of speech; however, there is a subtle…
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…
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…
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…
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…
