THE SOCIAL INTROSPECT

Emerging from years of been battered in the Hands of political mismanagement and its immoral births of infrastructural deficits, debts accrual, insurgencies, and various monsters emerging from the depth of Human misconduct. Nigerians have endured decades of slavery not in the Hands of foreigners’ post-independence era, but in the Hands of their own Rulers. Flogged with the whips of corruption, held bond by recessions, the Masses has suffered and continue to toil; baking the National cake that some minute elites have Greedily gulped down their oesophagus from generation to generation. These pharaohs are startled at our geometric increase, yet they roll their tongue around their lips; for they see an Army of Laborers ready to be manipulated to achieve disdainful end increase. We have been sojourners in our own Land; like one held captive in the Land adjacent the Nile, deprived of decent living; grappling with poor education, poor healthcare, poor security, and poor ...

SAVING NIGERIA’S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FROM A PITFALL BY ABISOLA AKINOLA Prior to this era, the educational institution was momentous and teachers were much revered. In fact, education was so valuable that even a primary six graduate could secure a job. Then, parents would encourage their children to be educated in order not to end up like them. They saw education as the best patrimony they could give their children. The society's present underestimation of educational achievements in this present day is not deliberate. There are several reasons attached to this: The educational structure and its achievement in Nigeria is deficient, it is not what it used to be. The world has moved on beyond the educational system practised here. It has come to the point that a graduate might not get a good job because what he/she is being taught in schools now is different from what is being practised in both the corporate and business world alike. Another i...

From time immemorial, the pace of development and human progress has most often been intercepted or slowed down by cunning and greedy men; men with hyper insatiable appetites; the power huggers, sellers of their nation for a bag of silver. from the Senate to our representatives to past  head of state and government, and presidents in our 21 st  century democratic eras; are men who the populace elected and those who selected and manipulated their  way through to the cabin of power; to sit amongst the officials deciding the affairs and destiny of our dear nation; unfortunately they have consistently mis -navigated the moral, economic, political, socio-religious and educational compasses of this nation to an island where they have held hostage and continuously loot the cargo of our destiny; concomitantly siphoning the passengers; on our route to nowhere yet. Ooh kinsmen of Judas; men in agbadas, saris, Durban ties and robes; taking their seats amongst the noble; c...

It’s a new dawn Shouts and marching; drives towards the converging point Keys into the padlocks; opening doors yet filled with dust Opportunities are beaming; there is a lot of noise Wears are landing on tables, merchandise hanging with pebbles Eyes are running, surveying; those of Genuity alongside those filled with obscurity The owner and what he owns; madam shines her eyes on her items of gold Profit’s the name of the game; the players are giving themselves some close marking Parents with their kids in the marketplace The children are running within the market space Nneka and Gbola; in close bond, with secrecy, dishing out the latest rounds under a market shade Alfa and the prophet in a hot tussle of putting their truth in the people’s face At noon Crawling, walking, running, jumping; as the tempo may seem Mama t and aunty b; selling the same wears; exchange some couple of twinkle eyes, as buyers draw near It’s a tussle and jostle story fo...

THE DANGER OF A NARROW VIEW He wanted an orange tree, I gave him an orange seed He frowned at it and threw it away I shook my head and said Alas! The danger of a narrow view. Your son is in school, perfect! Educate your girl too Why should I ? said he She'd end up in the kitchen. I groaned within and said to myself Alas! The danger of a narrow view. Look beyond the form See beyond the seen Think beyond your thoughts. Flee the danger of a narrow view. Abisola Akinola(2018)

At the beginning; it was the cleaving of twain to become one However; in our dispensation; it’s the fixing of twain to become none How much has the stream that supplies our enormous river become adulterated, polluted? Maybe some calculator could ascertain, and give us the required statements The circle of our rising sun; the source of our beaming joy Has now become a mapped out space for a hefty punch Trust; once sat at the middle, but it’s now playing second fiddle At the lapping of baby Lola by uncle Dola; emerges the optic nerve of surveillance as crab sleeping with one eye Our love used to be pure; till some cold water poured Oh our Circle of dancing steps, at the shyness and brightness of the evening star I visited thy centre, calling out on the brethren; but no one to answer Solitude; amongst the multitude In our dispensation; our Circle of togetherness has turned angles of Loneliness At home, we find succour in gadgets; when...

Life’s a journey Trail the path; Though you will walk through the bush that’s thorny, Even sail through the sea that’s stormy And in darkness; you will need that Light It’s the Word that speaks right So you don’t become overwhelmed by that plight Just be led by that Captain, Whose faith can help you move mountains He will guard you By Him, the Earth was laid as a mat And the heavens; spread as Blanket Get your mind ready You will need to guide it steady Seal it; from those who will fill it up with perfidy Open it to Imports from the Word of Life; it will help you achieve your destiny Today could bring you rain; Enjoy quite well with discernment and Ears to the Spirit Coz Tomorrow might yield drought, and your soul could grow weary So be wise along with enough Simplicity. And note this; mind thy companions, the company of wolves are multiplied Search among the hills, down the greens; behold their; a company of sheep They will l...