ESSKAY! – Adewale Sobowale

There’re some friends who, even if one tries to, one can’t ever forget. Such is the case of my former elementary school mate, Gbenga. I can’t ever forget the fact that his was the first lavish birthday party I ever attended. When I say ‘lavish’, I’m using the word deliberately. It wasn’t as if I…

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Refugeedom: ever emotive and ever present!!

Photo credit: Imperial War Museum Refugeedom has been described as an emotive, complex subject that brings out the best and worst in people. In the Cyprus Mail, Gavin Jones says the statistics are incredibly critical. There are approximately 120 million who have been forcibly displaced worldwide because of persecution, conflict, violence, and violation of human…

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Wisest Man! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Facebook I believe there’s a story of the tortoise gathering all the sense of animals in a cap. I’m not too sure about the Alawiye stories we used to read in primary school now. Ojo ti pe!Agba na ti nde!! Even if it turns out that I’m wrong, there’s no doubting the fact…

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End of Oiltivities! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Nairametrics I’m proud to be a Nigerian. Indeed, I belong to the discerning few who see themselves first as Nigerians before seeing themselves as members of their respective ethnic groups. However, I also believe that our richness in ethnicity, just like our teeming population, could be a source of strength if well managed….

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