I’m not restricted to a particular church. At least, not for now. On most Sundays, Google is always my friend in my search for churches. I’m sure it’s better than the ultimate search put in place by a particular Nigerian brand of shayo! The particular church is named after the forerunner of the Redeemer. You…
You should have known I don’t care a hoot about people’s comments. I see my posts as a call to duty. I was going to write on the Chinese Company that carried my dear state ‘mugu’ before someone told me that transportation between Mile 2 and Agbara is now 1,000 naira. My first reaction was…
‘Ori yeye n mogun, tai se lo po nbe’. The aforementioned is a Yoruba saying denoting the injustice of power when used stupidly. I just learnt about one hundred men of the Nigerian police force were sent to make sure Bob Risky didn’t celebrate his birthday. Bob Risky himself ‘spoke with his legs’! Omo olomo,…
I’ve always told whoever cares to listen that the Nigerian situation will get worse before getting better. See the headline of yesterday’s news. The Interim Management Committee of the NDDC (Niger Delta Development Commission) has declared that Nigeria will break if it releases the list of looters in the organization. Dr Cairo Ojougboh, the executive…
Life is so interesting. Living life is more interesting. A person finding his own space and living his own life in his own way is the most interesting being, I have found, in life. You see, if you allow yourself to be manouvered by some others, you may end up being straight jacketed. That means…
Moses Adejumo, aka Baba Sala was the quintessential comic of my childhood. In one of his plays, a new wife of his, Kariile, does something Baba Sala finds unpardonable. He then offers her for sale to any willing buyer.‘Gbanjo,Gba-gba-ngba,Gbanjo,Bi mo ri ma raOmoge di toro!Kariile di toro!!! In the second republic, when it was apparent…
‘Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it. By living our lives, we nurture death’. – Haruki Mukarami The above quotation by the Japanese writer, Haruki Mukarami, shows how he sees death. He sees death as a continuation of life. The Yoruba worldview believes that people only die physically. But…
