Vote counting is happening in Senegal after the incumbent, President Macky Sall, sought to delay the election. Many people hope the election will bring change after many violent anti-government protests. Over seven million Senegalese out of the 17-million population were registered to vote in Sunday’s election, which is fielding a whopping 19 candidates. The incumbent is…
Recent activities have set me thinking! I mean the activities about the ownership of Lagos. That Lagos is a Yoruba city is not disputed. Those Yoruba from other states who are ready to do battle much more than the original omo Ekos should read the statement of Alhaji Femi Okunnu titled “Gedegbe l’Eko wa.” In…
Why do some of us like making a mountain out of a molehill? The question arises from the recent display of madness by some ethnic chauvinists who wrongly believe that the Obafemi Awolowo University must have an Ife indigene as the vice chancellor. A university by its name is a complex institution where all and…
I’ve always stated in some of my scribblings that even if I’m the only person who sees some point in what I’ve written, it doesn’t matter. Indeed, what actually matters to me is the freedom I have to express myself. That intrinsic freedom may, however, be abridged in Nigeria. Ka l’akata lo na, ka to…
A video clip is currently trending on social media and I wonder why it should have been a surprise anyway. It’s that of our Micheal Jackson turned senator dancing away at the wedding of the richest man’s daughter. I’m surprised because even though most Nigerians are relatively poverty stricken, the legislooters are busy smiling to…
I would have wished everyonehave a merry Christmasbut I can’t afford to be unrealistic! With hunger caused by global inflationin the land,with instability and warsravaging our world: Russia versus Ukraine;Israel against Palestinian people;Some 35 armed conflicts in Africa;Over 20 in the Middle East;Seven in Europe and,six in Latin America! Humans rendered homeless;With people suffering,merriment is…
What is the indigenous African view on polygyny? Let’s take the Yoruba example, which is found in this Ifa verse.Please pay attention to the details: Ọ̣̀kan ṣoṣo péré lobìnrín dùn mọ nílé ọkọ(Only one wife is desirable in a man’s house) Tí wọ́n bá di méjì wọn a dòjòwú(Once there are two, they get envious)…
