Obesere! – Adewale Sobowale

Oh well, if you happen not to be a ‘pentagon’ or you are omo mummy you may not be familiar with OBESERE alias papa. Anyway, I am not a music critique. However, I don’t go with my ears blocked to music, either. Especially, street music! If you really want to embarrass me, ask me to…

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Ilu Le o! – Adewale Sobowale

The Highlife great, Victor Olaiya released a thought provoking album in the sixties titled, ‘Kosowo lode’. It’s a pity that the content of the album remains an understatement to the situation in Nigeria today. This is in spite of the illusory face saving owambe parties that are the order of the day in some parts…

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Hmm.. – Adewale Sobowale

There’re various ways in which people display hunger. Mind you, there are even different types of hunger. In Europe, where we can say our own brand of Christianity in Nigeria came from, all churches I know of, due to the current situation, have resorted to having online services. But then, European churches, rather than being…

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The Morning After! – Adewale Sobowale

The federal government of Nigeria has banned codeine. The move came after a BBC report on drug trafficking cum addiction. Everyone is now drug free. The environment itself is palatable because there’s no more drug trafficking. With the ban on codeine, all the youths are now on a withdrawal process. And, they’ve all become SU…

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Of Dignity! – Adewale Sobowale

COVID 19 is turning out as an exposure of the rooster’s anus. But what I’m particularly concerned about is the dignity of who Americans call Common Joe. I mean who Nigerians call citizen Muda! There’s no doubt about the fact that the ordinary Nigerian is not given the tiniest amount of dignity by our so…

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Are We Not All Beggars ? – Adewale Sobowale

There is no country like Nigeria. The people are unique in their Nigerianess. We tend to flex our muscles over non issues. We argue over inanities. That is why we are Nigerians! What is the business of lawmakers with begging and beggars? I understand some of our houses of assembly are busy legislating beggars off…

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