When Facts Challenge Our Beliefs ( Reflections by Bolutife Oluwadele )
More than four decades ago, in a college history class, I was given an essay assignment based on the statement, “Facts are facts, and facts speak for themselves.” I read the statement several times. I suspected that many of my classmates…
KÒFOWÓRỌLÁ by Bolutife Oluwadele
Nearly a decade ago, I wrote about the gradual drift from Ọmọlúwàbí to Owónikókó. I warned my Yoruba compatriots that the foundational ethos of good character must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of wealth. I did not mean that money is evil. I meant…
Licensed to Lie: A Satirical Meditation on the Confidence Trick We Call Public Life – Bolutife Oluwadele
There was a time when a lie was a shameful thing – something said behind a hand, denied in daylight, confessed under pressure. Now it is a credential. The modern liar does not hide the lie; he brandishes it. He does not whisper; he broadcasts. And…
Reflections: Water in The Wine – Bolutife Oluwadele
A little water in the wine may change everything. Please come with me. Something happened when I was twelve years old. One fateful day, I returned home to find no one there. That was not unusual at the time; the house would remain empty until everyone…
REFLECTIONS: Beyond the Logic-Emotion Divide – By Bolutife Oluwadele
Beyond the Logic-Emotion Divide In recent times, I have become more deliberate about avoiding extremes and resisting the seductive pull of absolutism. I have come to see how easily we can become trapped by rigid categories, especially when they claim to…
From Labour to Neighbour: A Metamorphosis – By Bolutife Oluwadele
From Labour to Neighbour: A Metamorphosis From the precinct tucked in Tejuoso Yaba Gathered in generations of labour activists. Some great brains trained in the defunct Soviet Union of old Enigmatic soapbox orators giving hope to the unlearned.…