Olalekan Maxwell Fabilola

Thursday, May 15, 2014

My Thought...

For over two months now, we as citizens of the world have been faced with some shocking realities. One of such 'shocker' is the sudden disappearance of a commercial plane with 273people on board-- till now, no traces! Not too long back home, bomb blast rocked Abuja-- folks died in their hundreds... then Boko Haram claimed they be responsible for it. We are now at the time when demand to #BringBackOurGirls because over 200 girls were kidnapped. What are the roles of prophets in #BringBackOurGirls ? What are the roles of herbalists? When it comes to elections, it is quick for prophets to tell who go win the election or football match, why not tell about how to #BringBackOurGirls It is also easy for herbalists to tell who is doing you in your father's house, why are they not telling us how to #BringBackOurGirls In Yoruba land, we have what we call àpèpa meaning the babalawo will call a victim to death notwithstanding the distance, why not use it on Boko Haram? Are their no charms again? Is God not talking again when it comes to life and death of innocent souls? #BringBackOurGirls We have Egbé, a charm that enables one to disappear with precision to another spot, why not equip our soldiers with this to #BringBackOurGirls God knows everything and sees everything, if God showed you Nigeria would win Nations cup, why not about how to #BringBackOurGirls Where are the Bakkasi boys, the OPC with charms and African prowess to #BringBackOurGirls --- where are the seers?

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Irin ajo...

I have been missing on the radar since Monday, ẹ ma binu wipe mo f’oju yin s’ọna. Wọn ni bi ò bá nidi, obirin kii jẹ Kúmólú—idi rèé ti mo fi sai si nibi o-- ẹma bami kalọ...

Mo lọ si ilu Osogbo ni, mo n wasẹ kan ni o—lagbara Ọlọrun mo mọ wipe a bọsi. Oju mi ri, eti mi si gbọ. Mo pade ọkunrin kan, baba agbalagba to jẹ ogbontarigi ninu imọ Ifa, ede ati asa Yoruba. This man has travelled far and wide teaching at universities and attending to people around the world. We met at the ministry of Culture and home affairs in the state of Ọsun. He looked at me in my complete Yoruba attire and said ‘yio daa fun ọ’—mo ni ‘Amin’ baba. Sèbí gbogbo yin ló mọ wipe màá beere awọn ibeere kankan lọwọ iru baba yi—lai fakoko sòfò, mo ki ọ̀rọ̀ b’ọnu—I said baba, kini Ọ̀yọ́? I know Ọ̀yọ́ is a town—but whats the root meaning?

He looked at me and said-- Ọ̀yọ́! You see when Ọranyan left Ifẹ with his brothers to avenge the death of his grandfather Lamurudu—you know he had some disagreement with his brothers and they parted ways—I said bẹẹni baba, Ọranyan was the last born and very sharp and wise. After they parted ways, Ọranyan asked Ọrunmila which way to go and settle because he was very religious. Ọruunmila told Ọranyan that anywhere you get to and ‘Ilẹ̀ yọ ẹsin rẹ, ibẹ ni ki o t’ẹdo si’. Meaning that anywhere you get to and your horse slips, thats where you should settle. When they got to a certain place, the horse slipped—then they called the place ‘ilẹ̀ yọ̀’ later ‘o yọ̀ọ́’ later ‘Ọ̀yọ́’—u gerrit?

Every Yoruba word has a root meaning—you may ask me any Yoruba word and I will tell you the root meaning beyond what you know.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

My thought...

Before the advent of western education, there was nothing like Mr and Mrs in Africa. The idea of a woman answering her husband’s name came from the West. Does that mean that it is not entirely African? NO! those days, a woman was known and called say Ajoke aya Ojo (Ajoke, wife of Ojo) nothing like Mrs. Ojo. That’s why we had Madam Tinubu, Efunsetan Aniwura, Moremi etc answered their maiden names all their lives.

Since Culture is not static, culture is dynamic. The idea of a woman answering her husband name fit into our culture and enhances the dignity of a woman. Those days, it was a pride of a woman to be called Olufunke iyawo Akande as against mere Olufunke.

The Chiamanda’s plea to be called Ms has nothing to do with culture but ego in my opinion. Two things happen if a lady decides to hold on to her maiden name after marriage. The first is if her parent has no male child to continue answering the name after the parent. In this case, either the parent or the bride begs the husband to retain her maiden name or add it to the husband’s name. The second is when the parent of the bride is extremely power and influential like Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. The third is if the wife has made name for herself before marriage.

Now the question is; would Chiamanda retain her maiden name if she were not the ‘great’ Chiamanda we know today and she’s married to Obama?

Ìtàn Ìyá Ehoro

Ìyá Ehoro ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ bímọ tuntun ni, gbogbo àwọn ẹranko igbó sì lọ kí i kú ewu. Àkókò yìí ṣe pàtàkì fún ìyá Ehoro nítorí pé gbogbo àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ ti fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ kú tán tẹ́lẹ̀. Ó se oúnjẹ púpọ̀, àwọn ẹranko sì ń jẹ, wọn ń mu. Ṣùgbọ́n kinní kan ń bà wọ́n lẹ́rù. Bí wọ́n bá ti wọlé, tí wọ́n sì kí ìyá ọmọ tuntun, kì í dá wọn lóhùn, ojú ló máa ń mọ́ wọn. Ọ̀rọ̀ náà kò yé wọn.

Wọ́n wáá pinnu láti gba àdúrà àgbàpọ̀. Wọ́n ní kí Túùpú Ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ Ẹgàn ṣaájú wọn nínú àdúrà. Túùpú ní kí gbogbo ẹranko máa wí tẹ̀lé òun bí òun bá ti ń gbàdúrà, kí wọ́n sì máa ṣe àmín. Túùpú bẹ̀rẹ̀, ó ní “Kí Olódùmarè, ọba àánú, olùṣọ́ ẹranko àti ẹyẹ nínú igbó dákun máa dáàbo tí ó lágbára bo Ìyá Ehoro àti àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ ní àkókò yí tí ó kún fún ewu. Àmín. Àwọn yòókù náà ń ṣe Àmín tẹ̀lé Túùpú. Wọ́n gbàdúrà títí. Ṣùgbọ́n Túùpú Ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ Ẹgàn ṣàkíyèsí pé Ìyá Ehoro kò bá wọn gbàdúrà, kò sì ṣe Àmín kankan. Ṣé ẹ mọ̀ pé bí àwọn ẹranko bá ń gbàdúrà, àwọn kì í dijú. Ó léwu! Túùpú dá àdúrà dúró. Ó wáá bi Ìyá Ehoro pé kín lódé tí kò fi bá wọn gbàdúrà, tí kò sì ṣàmí àdúrà, ṣebí òun ló bímọ? Ìyá Ehoro mọ́ gbogbo wọn lójú tákí, inú bí i, ó ní “Ẹ̀yin alágàbàgebè gbogbo wọ̀nyí. Ẹ róòótọ́ nílẹ̀ ẹ ẹ̀ le sọ! Ṣé àdúrà òtítọ́ ni ẹ ń gbà yẹn? Taa lẹ ń gbàdúrà sí?” Gbogbo wọn dákẹ́ lọ gbáà. Ẹnu yà wọ́n! Ẹfọ̀n ní àdúrà gidi ni a ń gbà, Olódùmarè ni a sì ígbàdúrà sí.

Ìyá Ehoro dáhùn, ó ní “Ṣebí ẹ mọ̀ pé Olódùmarè ló fún mi lọ́mọ, ẹ sì mọ̀ pé rere ni Ọlọ́run, kì í ṣe ibi. Kò níí fún ẹranko lọ́mọ tán kí ó tún máa pa á.” Àwọn ẹranko ní lóòótọ́ ni. Ìyá Ehoro wáá ké mọ́ wọn, ó ní “Ẹ ń kanrí mọ́lẹ̀, ẹ ń gbọnra pìtìpìtì, ṣebí ẹ mọ ẹni tó ń pa yín lọ́mọ, à bí ẹ ẹ̀ mọ̀ ọ́n? Ọdẹgbárò, ọmọ Ògúndélé ni kí ẹ lọọ bẹ̀, kò yé fi ìbọn rẹ̀ pa yín lọ́mọ mọ́ o.

Àwa náà níláti wá àwọn Ògúndélé ilé ayé tí wọ́n fẹ́ẹ́ pa àṣà wa run. Kì í ṣe ọ̀rọ̀ eré o. A kò le jókòó tẹtẹrẹ kí àwọn ọmọ wa sì sọ Yorùbá tì! Àṣà yàtọ̀ sí ẹ̀sìn o. Ó le jẹ́ mùsùlùmí gidi, kí o sì jẹ́ ọmọ Yorùbá rere. O le jẹ́ ọmọlẹ́yìn Kírísítì kí ó sì máa sọ Yorùbá tó dára. Ọlọ́run ló fún wa ní àṣà tiwa o. A kì í ṣe ọmọ burúkú o. Ẹ̀yin olóṣèlú wa ẹ múra sí ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀kọ́ èdè Yorùbá o. Dandan ni o.

Ọ̀rọ̀ ìsítí

Bíbélì sọ fun wa wipe ki a fẹ́ ẹnikeji wa gẹ́gẹ́ bi ara wa—njẹ ìwọ ni ìfẹ́ ẹnikeji rẹ bi? Bi Gómìnà bá nifẹ awọn ará ilu gẹ́gẹ́ bi ara rẹ̀, kòní fìyà jẹ wọn. Ìfẹ́ làkójá òfi—òsìkà ati ọ̀dájú ni ẹni ti ò ba nifẹ ọmọ’ nikeji rẹ̀. Gbogbo awọn tó n kówójẹ l’orilẹ èdè yi ò nifẹ Nigeria rárá—òsìkà ati ọ̀dájú niwọn. Owó tí ó yẹ ki gbogbo wa ná, ìwọ nikan fẹ́ dána—olórí burúkú ni ọ́ o. Èmi ti yí àdúrà mi pada o—èmí ò le wa máa gbadura fún awọn ọ̀tá mi—Adura mi fun orilẹ ede Nigeria ni wipe ki Ọlọrun pa gbogbo awọn to n niwa lara. ọkankan ni ọmọ ọwọ̀ nwọ, jẹ ki awọn ọ̀tá orilẹ èdè yi bẹ̀rẹ sii wọ́kú dànù.

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Ọ̀rọ̀ Nigerians...

Ọrọ Nigerians ati Ìjọba dabi ọrọ Ọba to n dọbalẹ fun ijoye—sebi awa ara ilu l’ọba, awọn ti a dìbòyàn ni ìjòyè— Ọba wa n dọbalẹ fun ijoyè, igi da! O yẹ ki a mọ wipe bi a ò bá diboyan wọn, wọn ò ni wọlé—kini mo n sọ lẹnu gan na, sebi awọn were ti mọ ẹni to ma wọle lai tii dibo. Sugbọn sibẹsibẹ, kosi ẹni to wọle to wa ni ara ilu ò dibo fun ohun—ara ilu l’ọba.

Bi wọn gbà wipe a dibo fun wọn ki wọn tó wọle—tani ó yẹ kó gbadun ju? Ọba abi ijoye? Onile tabi alejo? Agbani sísé tabi òsìsẹ̀? Ọ̀rọ̀ yi tojusumi o—Se Oloselu l’ọba tabi ara ilu? Bi wọn ba n wa ipò, wan dabi dọ̀dọ̀yọ̀, ti wọn ba gba ipò tan wan dabi Kiniun.

Bi wọn ba n lọ ni títì, gbogbo ọ̀nà ni wọn ma n tì pa—wọn ò ni jẹ ki onirin ó rìn. Bi wọn ba fẹ campaign, Yorùbá ni wọn ma n sọ, ti wọn ba ti wọle tan, Oyinbo ni kùrà. Aimoye oloselu lori twitter bayi o, ẹjẹ ki wọn wọle tan—o digba! Sebi igba kan ni GEJ wà lori twitter at faacebook—iyẹn nigba ti ò tii ni bàtà-- ọwọ ti GEJ ti tẹ èkù ida bayi o. Ààrẹ agbaye ni Obama, sibẹsibẹ o si n ba ara ilu sọrọ lori twitter, sé GEJ n sisẹ ju Obama lọ ni?

Ọgbẹni Reno Omokri, ki ni anfani orogbo rẹ na? Sé ọ̀tá ara ilu loye ki o jẹ abi abẹnugan fun ìjọba? A kii p’eni l’ólè kó tun ma gbe ọmọ adiyẹ jó—se aye ni awọn oloselu yi njẹ bayi? Emi ò ni oloselu kankan bawi bikose awa ara ilu ti a n ta ọjọ ọla wa notiri owó. ọmọ ẹlẹran wa n jeegun, ọmọ alasọ wa n wọ akisa.

Ẹ ròó re o!