Obit: Cuba’s Fidel Castro, revolutionary, beloved by most at home, idolized by many around the world, dead at 90 – Tola Adenle

    Fidel, the young revolutionary [Google Images] Fidel Castro, who, despite his country’s huge and powerful neighbor under a hundred miles away, led Cuba through ten U.S. presidents and the crippling embargo that drove his tiny country into the waiting arms of cold-era Soviet Union, is dead. A wave of Cuban exiles, many of […]

Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, where men, cattle & their assault rifle-armed herders fight for space! – Tola Adenle

The image below captured from Channels TV was sent to me by one of this blog’s regular visitors late last night [Tuesday, September 13]. The note she sent as accompaniment is below the image. TOLA. Photo taken off Channels TV news report few minutes ago — cows grazing in centre of ABUJA CITY, obstructing traffic, […]

2016 US Elections (12): Dinosaur-era Walmart board guys, where are you now that Hilllary is on her way …?

2Cre Credit: yahoonews.com In the 1990s, this snazzy Tee was initially pulled from Walmart racks – wait for it – because it “goes against Walmart’s family values”! Check out the story of the relic from the past [at the end] brought out now that Hillary Clinton is on her way to taking America to where many countries […]

Nigeria’s “First Ladyism” (17): I’d love to be a fly on the wall as Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria’s President, attempts to shake Emir of Daura’s hand! – Tola Adenle

Mrs. Aisha Buhari attempts to shake Alaafin of Ọ̀yọ́’s hand. Èèwọ̀! [Èèwọ̀ in Yoruba Language is close to, though could be worse than – ‘abomination’.   Aisha Buhari is introduced to HIM The Alaafin in the first photograph while she stretches her hand in an attempt to shake the Alaafin’s hand and naturally, she’s rebuffed. Credit: Alaafin’s […]

2016 US Elections (9): America’s Democratic Party & the burden of dining with its Constituency’s enemies; think loan sharks …

Google Images of the classic loan sharks Ms. Wasserman Shultz, Democratic Party’s Chair, is the face of what has gone wrong with her party which started following the money – AND the Republicans’ footsteps – since the presidency of Bill Clinton by abandoning its traditional Constituency, the working class and the poor who only get […]

Obit: Mama H.I.D Awolowo, Awo’s “Jewel of inestimable value”, passes on at 99 – Tola Adenle

Awo and her “jewel of inestimable value” At their wedding, Awo in his distinctive tortoise shell-shape glasses, a style he would wear throughout life Mama with Awo and their daughters at Dr. Tokunbo’s graduation from Medical School Giving audience to notable politicians at her Ikenne home, which had always been a Mecca since Awo’s days, […]

Two Nigerian young women take their luxury handbag designs international – Tola Adenle

Kunmi (above), and photographs of two of her beautiful creations are from forbes.com The two young Nigerian ladies here are getting rave reviews in their quest to put Nigeria on the world of fashion map for creating luxury bags; Ms. Kunmi Otitọju, for incorporating a fabric she loves, the Yoruba aṣọ òkè into her designs, […]