First let’s take a deep sigh for those who died in Kaduna yesterday. There’s nothing funny about that. What’s funny, however, is that the presidency requires even more money to feed the guests and residents of Aso Rock. That is freaking hilarious. Its the height of a ridiculous lack of a sense of irony—gets my … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2012
A FOREST OF HAIR | By Ayodele Sogunro (Snr.)
Background: Today’s post is, in that phrase beloved by Radio DJs, “a blast from the past”. It’s nearing the 23rd anniversary of the poem’s existence and the lines still roll on the tongue, to use another cliche, “as good as new”. And now, a blog post via my dad, for the menfolk! It hangs daintily Yet … Continue reading
IDLEMINDSET | THE PASTORS, THE SAXOPHONIST AND ANY SINGLE MEMBER
Today, as tempting as that discourse is, we will say nothing referencing Goodluck Jonathan’s “media chat” yesterday. No, we will not go down that road. We will say nothing about the “subsidy” removal, or the Boko Haram “dialogue”, or the inter-state expressway contracts. We will, however, briefly mention our agreement with Mr. Jonathan when he said: “It … Continue reading
IDLEMINDSET | THE SORROWS OF EL-RUFAI
Now lets be clear about today’s lesson right from the start: this is a famzing article. And for those of you unfamiliar with that nicely rolling slang, this article is essentially an unpaid and unsolicited advertisement. You know, like those ass-licking felicitations you see in newspapers whenever a wealthy man achieves something remarkable in its … Continue reading
IDLEMINDSET | ALL YOUR MISCONCEPTIONS ARE BELONG TO US
While you were busy cracking your head during your secondary school leaving certificate figuring out how to boolsheet your way through biology essay questions on the human senses, some more jobless folks figured out that it was a misconception to say that a human has only five senses. In fact, as at last count, humans have between … Continue reading
