By Lateef Adewole Where it concerns my country, Nigeria, I wish I could simply say: “one day one killing” or “one day one kidnapping”. That would have been relatively comforting in the sense that, we would have been talking about just “365 killings or 365 kidnappings” throughout a whole year, …
Read More »Father: The One Who Bears The Burden But Less Appreciated
By Lateef Adewole In the past one week, since Father’s Day was celebrated on Sunday, 20th of June, it seems like men “don vex”. The amount of posts and picture messages that flooded the internet and social media platforms was unprecedented. It was as if men held a meeting, where …
Read More »“My Life In One Year” – Oyo Ex-Gov’s Wife, Florence Ajimobi writes on Husband’s Death
Growing up as a child, my favourite game was “house” (a game where children act like members of their family). I would force my siblings to play and I, of course, demanded to be the mother or wife. That is how much I love the idea of having and holding …
Read More »Finally, The President Spoke
By Lateef Adewole It was ecstatic in a way, the reactions of Nigerians to the media appearance of President Buhari last week, starting from Thursday to Saturday. It was like a situation where people finally saw a “masquerade” they long awaited. And the president did not disappoint as might have …
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