Soldiers sent to death for cowardice!
Eight soldiers were on Friday sentenced to death in Congo. AP reports that the soldiers were sent to death by a military court for cowardice and other crimes linked to fleeing the battlefield. The government has been struggling to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich area where many armed groups operate. In March, the government…
Strait Jacket! – Adewale Sobowale
I protest conventionRefuse to be prisonedBy societal idealsNot necessarily ideal! Believing more than ChristAt Christmas!Giving to the poorShould be everyday! At turn of new yearTurn I a new leafFor few minutesThen resumeMy old waysWhich is always! Society has set dateFor Christ’s deathAfter EasterOne can withdrawFor a yearCommitting all crimes! On Valentine’sWe’ll findLost loveTurn to lustVery…
6th finger! (A poem against lung cancer) – Adewale Sobowale
Suffering disappointment?Want an appointmentwith Eledumare‘cos you’ll be late! We all know you foughtwith long thoughtsyou might not be winnerdon’t put your finger! In another cinder‘cos ’twill lingermight end in canceryou’re trying to buffer! When you finish your puff,are things less rough?As you finished feg,check your health! Of what use is your lossof those looniesand precious…
Recurring Madness! – Adewale Sobowale
When the late Prof Ola Rotimi wrote a play titled, ‘Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again’, some of us might have thought he was being too harsh on our military rulers. The Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, once advised that people about to contest political posts in Nigeria should first be tested at ‘Aro’. People…
Could She Have? – Adewale Sobowale
My paternal aunt had always been there, not only for me, but for everyone she came across. She was friendly to a fault. She was also a very good mixer. Although I wasn’t there when she was growing up, I could still see the effects of a Lagos lady that she truly was on her….
Presidential Mess! – Adewale Sobowale
The elections to the office of President in Nigeria, as far as I’m concerned, promises to be a good joke. Ijọ́ ikú erin, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àdà laá ńrí! I wonder why people who can not even win the election in their families, not talk of local governments, are joining the fray. Mind you, I recognize the…