A Different Viewpoint
30 November 2025
My forefathers were diplomatically savvy. I learnt from them firsthand before formal or Western education. I wrote against the planned invasion of Iraq under the pretext of having weapons of mass destruction in 2003. We all know the consequences of that violation of international law by the United States of America and its allies on…
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Facebook: Are We In An Abusive Relationship? By Kunle Ojeleye On November 01, 2024, I commented in response to one by Folake on a post by Egbon Abiodun. Suddenly, I received a message from Facebook that my account was disabled. I was instructed to take a selfie and upload it for Facebook to determine if…
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Laraba: Nollywood Movie by Kunle Ojeleye In the early days of Nollywood, One of the most memorable films I watched was, “Laraba”. The film highlighted the challenges of inter-ethnic relationships in Nigeria. However, what has stuck mostly in my memory for years, Is the title soundtrack, “I Love You So…My Love”, The lyrics of which…
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Ebi Npa Wa: A Letter To The Yoruba by Kunle Ojeleye Obey Commander sang “Operation Feed the Nation”. King Sunny Ade crooned about “Isu di wiwon”. How many years back were these songs? Between then and now, how much of an increase in farming engagement has occurred in the Southwest of Nigeria? As I travel…
Read More about Ebi Npa Wa: A Letter To The YorubaWe are too ‘woke’ as Yoruba, and it is destroying us. by Kunle Ojeleye I have in the past written about Indians, Pakistanis and Bengalis in Europe, and I have found the same true of them in Canada. Their children who have never stepped into India, Pakistan or Bangladesh are as steeped in their culture…
Read More about We are too ‘woke’ as Yoruba, and it is destroying us.I Cherish Gestures Many May Not Think Of. By Kunle Ojeleye It was 03 March 2017. A day to the public presentation of my father’s autobiography. Some weeks before, when Dipo Gatos heard of the planned event, he called me and promised an audio recording to celebrate Dad’s belated 80th birthday. When I got to…
Read More about I Cherish Gestures Many May Not Think Of.This Day Six Years Ago. by Kunle Ojeleye He was to turn 80 in August 2016. He had never celebrated any birthday to talk less of a milestone. I had asked him very early in the year what he would like to do, and he expressed the desire to have a short celebration around the…
Read More about This Day Six Years Ago.No Heir, No Spare. by ‘Kunle Ojeleye I have twins. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. From the womb, one seems eager to learn and do things earlier than the other. He was the one that burst their mum’s water causing them to come 3 months prematurely. To underscore what I mean, he got…
Read More about No Heir, No Spare.Be Responsible, Be Accountable by ‘Kunle Ojeleye In the days I grew up, there were no telephones – no mobile phones in existence, and landlines were not accessible to us. Those were the days when you type and cyclostyle onto one huge machine, with tubes of black jelly spread across the roller before using your…
Read More about Be Responsible, Be AccountableMemory Lane. By Kunle Ojeleye Going through some documents, I stumbled on a letter written by my Mum to me in the early years of my sojourn in the UK. Given the fact that communication was not easy then as it is now, she sought to make effective usage of having a rare courier to…
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