Over Those Hills: Ibadan

Over those hills The ever distant hills Lies the city The ever big city Land of black men The ever magnificent men I hail the great Ibadan The ever ancient Ìlú Ìbàdàn

The Day Fela Durotoye Came

As I watched Fela Durotoye deliver his message in Amphitheatre on the O.A.U campus on Tuesday night, 22nd of April, tears began to fill my eyes. The tears wasn’t a mere reaction to emotions, but of a deeper realization of truth. As he shared the story of his Big Dreams, Small Start, and Quick Growth, […]

An Opinion on Oau School Fee Hike

I wrote this just now in response to a classmate who said this: “Seriously who’s side are u on? Really, this is not about school fees anymore. It’s about resuming early and finishing sch. Education is for all, Yes! But people that can’t afford education this age and time should stop slowing down people who […]

A Child’s Fate

Everybody goes through the same phase you are now, why give up on yourself?

Why think no good can come out of you? Why let failure stop you?

Those who try to discourage you are only afraid of what you can do if only you’ll get it right.

Those who say you can’t succeed are only judging from their own failures.

Would you quit being a guest at your own pity party and pick up your life for the better?

There is more to you…am watching out for you!

Let the Child in you grow up!

Become the man you are meant to be!

Stop it! I hate you!

Nobody’s life and destiny is meant to be subject to another. Why selfishly manipulate the life of another young boy/girl who would have been the solution to many of this world’s unending problems by using his/her entire life as an object to fulfill just your household duties, pay them little, chatter their self-esteem and at […]