by Tola Adenle Apart from the mirthful “Arnie the Terminator produces ‘Ruining Lives’ starring IMF’s DSK for Big Apple’s Off-Cannes” on the consequences of Arnold Schwarznegger and Dominique Kahn’s libido problems on May 23, I’ve blogged a couple of other essays on the dastardly event that took place in Kahn’s expensive hotel suite in May […]

by Tola Adenle PREAMBLE The following blog that I posted on Sahara Reporters yesterday morning says all that need be emphasized in the new siege on the Nigerian masses but since emotanafricana.com is in the business of commentaries, the following at the online Breaking News & Commentary Site is inadequate as my contribution to this […]

On Sunday July 17, I posted the blog on two social commitments I would want readers who can, to participate in helping to promote. Last week, I was giddy with hope when I checked the blog as I often do quite a few times daily – time and circumstances permitting – and found we have […]

Dear God, There is none else to turn to, but Thee, O Lord, although my computer just now showed one of those annoying “seems you want to write a letter; need help? just type letter with no help?” templates!  I am not the only one who is sick and tired of the above Road to […]

The implications of Islamic banking in Nigeria   Implicit in the idea of establishing Islamic banking is the idea that it is superior to conventional banking system in terms of being more equitable, fair, and compassionate and is better able to help improve the living standards of the Muslim communities. On the plus side, by […]

A lot of controversy has been generated on Islamic banking in the last few weeks.  As in everything Nigerian, discussions and opinions seem to be sharply divided between Christians and Moslems.  It’s therefore been difficult to really understand what the new system would contribute to a banking system that is thriving comparatively to the near-comatose […]

The most ruthless practice of journalism in the world has finally been brought to its knees.  For decades, Rupert Murdoch and his global newspapers and other communication empire operated like a law unto themselves and before the Murdoch brand, politicians of all stripes and all levels, cowered.  As has been widely reported, nobody was off […]

by Tola Adenle       Before I start this essay, let me confess that I have my own health problems but they are not self-imposed or courted.  “The food trap” is a self-imposed jail and we can all do something about being freed from it.  You may not go into lock-downs by a prison […]

What better day than this day of rest for millions around the world to introduce two Causes that I want to bring to readers of this Blog’s attention:  fighting cancer everywhere and fighting maternal mortality while ensuring  the well-being of new-born babies in a little corner of Nigeria, the country of my birth.  I know […]

The two essays on Ulli Beier – with perhaps the exceptions of the recent two on the Williams Sisters – have been this Blog’s most read.  When I saw a search engine term yesterday morning with “Yoruba sanyan”, I knew it’s become not only imperative but urgent to get these photographed and shown very soon […]