We’ll miss Buhari! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Leadership Won’t we?I mean won’t we miss the president that’s always airborne?I realize so many things have been said about the pros and cons of his regimeBut, as some may realizeI’ll only speak about effects of his coming on Citizens MudaFrom the inception of his eight yearsWe were surprised that for someone who…

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Give Us Our Okada! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: Premium Times I read the press conference addressed by the Lagos State commissioner for information and strategy and I began to wonder. Why? The governor, in his earlier address, had put the date for the ban as June 1. The commissioner, in his own statement said, “with immediate effect”. You know, I’ve always…

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Erin Ka Rele! – Adewale Sobowale

People with sense,Won’t ever touch,Next level! EvenWith ten-foot pole! Erin ka releO wa j’Oba!Erin yeye,Erin yeye! Not my people,With theirEducated povertyThey would ratherCall bull buodaTo partake Erin kareleO wa j’ObaErin yeyeErin yeye! Yeah!To partake,Even in theMost miserlyOf crumbs,Of their ownCommonwealth! Erin kareleO wa j’Oba!Erin yeyeErin yeye! Discipline is it,Leading toQuiet, even ofThe graveyard! Erin kareleO…

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Pope says anti-migrant policy is “madness”!

Photo credit: Britannica The global head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has described the anti-migrant attitudes in the United States “madness.” AFP reports that the Pope criticized right-wing US Catholic figures for overly conservative stances against his social teaching.  He described the closure by the State of Texas of a Catholic charity offering humanitarian…

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