Sound Heritage! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch Today is the twenty first anniversary of Fela’s death. There are some things which we say unconsciously that turn out to be prophetic. Fela changed his surname from the colonially oriented Ransome-Kuti to Anikulapo-Kuti. He boasted then that he couldn’t die. Apparently, he himself did not know that it was not…

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What’s This? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Daily Trust I understand Ogun state government has imposed a levy of twenty five thousand naira only on senior secondary pupils in the hostels. The government has ‘graciously’ decided to pay those of public schools. Parents of pupils in private schools are to source for the levies on their wards’ behalf. The levy…

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Gotten Hold! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: International Citizens What brought me here in the first instance? A place where people’s healthcare is taken care of so much that they’ll be thinking heaven couldn’t be better. Anyway, we need to know whether people do fall sick in heaven! Even the hospitals here, sat on their ówn jejelly like Lagosians. I…

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