Oluwole Leigh – Another Perspective

The year is 2020. Three men walk in the middle of the night. Their destination is a town called Ota on the Outskirts of Lagos. They arrive at a White garment church. Songs such as 'Jah Elo, Elo, Jah Elo, Elo' rend the air. The Church leader's body is contorting and twisting as he enters into some sort of trance. The leader of the Walking Trio asks one of them if that is their destination. He gets a negative response. They continue walking. They see a lone hut afar off. As they move closer to the hut, they see some inscriptions on the wall which read 'Ile Ishawuru'. They approach the hut quietly. They notice a visitor's register with a list of names and addresses. Names such as Linda- Linda Ikeji Blog, Ladun Liadi Blog, Ayeni - thenet.ng, Chude - ynaija.com are seen in the worn-out notebook. The first one writes his name - Jason - Spark . The second man writes his name - Mark - hotels.ng . The 3rd man writes his name. Bankole - Interpreter. Read More »

Baba Miliki is owned by a Nigerian who has spent more than a decade in Paris serving the finest Nigerian dishes. Baba Miliki is more than the food, it's an experience in culture Read More »

A lot of young Nigerians have a strong desire for something out of the Extra-ordinary to happen in 2015. We want the future to be totally different from the past. Unfortunately, I have chosen not to deceive myself any longer. I am preparing for the ‘Worst Case Scenario’. What are the current indicators - Unabated Corruption, Rising Unemployment, Increase in Terrorism, Collapsed Healthcare etc. On account of the evidence before us, there is no rational basis for us to expect 2015 elections to be different from the previous ones. I have put the following assumptions into my Crystal ball set and have come out with these findings Read More »

My area of expertise is limited to the people of South Western Nigeria, popularly called Yoruba people a.k.a Ariya People. This ethnic group was born to party. All the dynamics, variables and permutations of the party lifecycle has been sorted out by them. Read More »

Ethnicity, Social Class or Status should not be used as a reason to deprive others of their humanity. Even though the journey to equality is a long one, we must never get tired of trying. Read More »

There are various categories of drivers, commercial bus drivers, truck drivers and private drivers (corporate/personal). This discussion seeks to concentrate on the plight of corporate drivers. The following highlight a few out of the many ways they can be helped Read More »

In spite of the fact that Ladun came later than others to the blog party, her blog was able to quickly establish a loyal base. Her commenters had become used to the abuse sessions and constantly came back for more. Her loyal commenters saw her blog as a place with which they could make their influence felt instead of joining the hundreds of commenters on Linda's blog Read More »

As the Bus containing the student protesters arrived in front of the maintenance department and flashed its headlamps, a couple of disappearing legs were sighted... Read More »

The word 'beer' had nothing to do with alcohol in a bottle. They wanted to know if my state of mind was similar to those of my countrymen whose personal distaste had resulted in wanton destruction of glass bottles Read More »

I wrote the Story below about 4 years ago. I had quite a lot of trouble ending the story so I put it away. Readers are encouraged to write their own endings... Read More »

The belief is that our chances of personal safety are increased if we are not known in our areas of domicile. The level of protection offered by anonymity is debatable. How do we effect change if the folks who form the largest voting blocs are not aware we live around them? Read More »

My opinion is that a lot of the ‘E-Anger’ headed in the TFA direction stems from the fact that there are no alternatives to the main stream events. So, let the mainstream guys put out their stuff while the alternative guys put out their stuff and let the public enjoy the Potpourri of Perspectives. Read More »