The white cane! Opa Afoju!! – Adewale Sobowale

You’ve taken the cane from the blind;You’re now mocking him;Maybe your parentsNever told youAboutIroko and the child who abused it! The grand old tree might not do anything,at least, for now;You would have forgotten your offencebefore it reacts! Rich and influential;You make away with our commonwealth;To cater for your wards;You must have forgotten;Children untrained or…

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On The Substance? – Adewale Sobowale

Mr Raji Fashola recently said the Buhari administration has done more than the United States in the provision of infrastructure. As the ill performing minister of works and housing, he should know. All the roads in Nigeria have been tarred. Even the roads to farms and village roads. All houses have electric power supply. Those…

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Demoncrazy! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Channels TV The move by the Lagos State Government to ban okada and tricycles from fifteen local governments in the state could have been better if government had really put the interests of the various stakeholders in mind. In the first instance, the government, through its commissioner for information and strategy allegedly insisted…

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Too Bad! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Premium Times I never knew things have gone this bad in Nigeria. They have even gone baddest, if you’ll excuse my ibon, as we used to call grammatical errors in those good old days. I learn they are called AK47 these days! It is stale news that the Oga in this country, Mr…

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