Justice? – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch It is reported that the federal government has instructed that CRK and IRK must be returned to the curriculum as separate subjects. That’s great, isn’t it? However, if indeed we are operating a secular constitution, is it right to have the teaching of ANY religious subject in government schools? I believe…

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Names! – Adewale Sobowale

Yorubas are a wonderful set of people because of their culture. In fact, there are so many of their ways of life that make them a unique set of people. Let’s look at names for instance. The Yoruba do not just name their children. Rather, they do with a sense of history. Probably, that is…

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Elder & Cow! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch The Yoruba have a saying that concerns the elderly. The saying goes thus, ‘ogbon gbon lagbalagba fi nsa fun malu’. It literally translates to the fact that it’s with style that the elderly runs away from the ox. However, the deep meaning is that the elderly will always look before they…

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