He who would dance with the gods By Yinka Fabowale Here begins the series of my reminiscences as a journalist in The Guardian published in the newly-out “The Making of Nigeria’s Flagship: A story of The Guardian.” In the following days, I will be sharing my contribution to the book detailing how I was forged […]
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By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale A Trinket Box Besides its picturesque landscape, another feature which makes Grailland unique is the tolling of the Grail bells – done twice – early in the morning and in the evening. The haunting scintillating sound, which can be heard all over the sprawling community, is a reminder to residents to […]
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By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Of course, it wasn’t my first time as a border on Grailland. Being a member of Grail Movement –Nigeria, I often stayed at the settlement, the headquarters of the not-for-profit organization and residence to some of its thousands of members, when attending major events there. These include retreats, public lectures, the […]
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By Sule Ahmed Oyofo | I have been extremely close to Prince Tony Momoh who doubled as my spiritual and mental godfather to lose sleep as to his whereabouts. Presently, I know there is a lot of grief and wailing about his “sudden” departure and burial at just 81 years of age. But to tell […]
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By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Light taps on the door roused me from the half-sleep state I was trying to deepen. Discomfited but not vexed, I was a tad sluggish climbing out of bed, as I wondered who it was this time. Two louder knocks impatiently followed, protesting or, perhaps, chiding that act of hesitation and […]
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By Abdulgafar Amoka I got admitted to study Physics at Ahmadu Bello University in 1993 and graduated in 1999. Within those six years, one year was lost to the ASUU strike and another to ABU internal crises that brought Gen Mamman Kontagora as Sole Administrator of the university. I enrolled for MSc in 2001 and […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe Mathematics is from the Greek word máthēma, (knowledge, study, learning) and it includes the study of such topics as quantity (number theory), structure (algebra), space (geometry), and change (mathematical analysis). It has no generally accepted definition. (Wikipedia). I have been terrified by this subject right from primary school! Initially I was okay […]
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By Banji Ayoola O Christmas! When the Heavens and the earth, indeed all spheres of Creation are awash with exultant singing, dancing and merrymaking, in the most unusual electrifying jubilation. And these stream downwards to flood and permeate the entire universe. And hover above and around, seeking to penetrate all human beings, all creatures, without […]
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A ‘thank you’ and birthday tale By Yinka Fabowale The irony here is that these so-called trendy music and popular songs literarily sprung from the roots and trunk of this particular authentic but ‘despised’ music, but have become corrupted and diseased, having branched off and denied themselves the sap and nutrients from the mother plant […]
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A ‘thank-you’ and birthday tale By Yinka Fabowale Yes, Love is a song! … Delightful, soothing, scintillating, exhilarating, moving. It’s a force that enlivens and lifts up the souls of men not only with the harmony of the melody but also the cadences of light it beams on the one who hearkens to and absorbs […]
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