Shylocks! – Adewale Sobowale

These are, certainly, daunting times. These are times when you know the true labor unions. These are also times when you can freely guess who true religious leaders are. I learn that even now, some so called missionary schools are already claiming that due to the situation on ground, their teachers might not get paid….

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Onikoyi! – Adewale Sobowale

It’s like the initiators of the so-called Yoruba or Oduduwa nation have withdrawn a bit. Maybe they’ve gone back to the drawing table. Some minutes ago, I went into the archives to read about Onikoyi. It’s said that the Onikoyi do not receive bullets at the back. Rather, they face the onslaught. But, if the…

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Living Testimonies! Adewale Sobowale

So many people may know that I’m definitely not a pastor. However, there’re, at least, two basic facts about me. One, I believe in the existence of the God factor in the lives of the human, no matter which faith a person belongs to. Two, I love the Christian God. The preamble becomes a necessity…

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These Times? – Adewale Sobowale

Why is it that doing good deeds is the exception rather than the rule for our so-called leaders in Nigeria? I understand the Lagos state government is busy effectively reversing its excellent performance in the COVID 19 scourge by rendering some residents of the state homeless. I don’t think it’s possible for houses to be…

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That doctors’ bill! – Adewale Sobowale

A bill is before the Nigerian House of Representatives aiming to ban fresh doctors from Nigerian universities from going abroad until they have spent five years compulsorily serving the nation. I understand the bill was tabled by Ganiyu Johnson, APC from Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency of Lagos State. I would implore the members of the House…

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De facto! – Adewale Sobowale

Just a preamble about the topic. For those who lived in Lagos, Nigeria in the sixties and early seventies, there used to be a bakery on Ojuelegba Road almost close to Yaba called “De facto Bakery.” There, they baked arguably the most delicious bread and cakes, at that time, in Lagos. I wouldn’t know how…

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