toonday's perspectives

All protocols duly observed. I am Babatunde Waliyullah Adesokan from our home--Oyo, the great kingdom with sharp riposte, the land of blackened Amala with sumptuous "gbegiri" and viscous "ewedu", the great land of "sekere" the percussive instrument of Atiba descendents, the land of Alaafin to whom other kings bow. Honored to be here, I greet you good day.  At this kind of enlightened gathering, defining what is youth would be too layman-ly. Except to mention the fact that Nigerians   have widened the age-scope of youth to its optimal stretch-able limit where a 50 year old man was once appointed as youth leader. Youths in the Nigeria Constitution refer to persons between ages 18 and 35, an exception to the global scope that is 15-35. Youth should be defined from its symbolic representation rather than its dictionary meaning which has been often abused. Thus, youthfulness represents enthusiasm, freshness, vigour, having or sh...

#BHACHE This beautiful week started with a beautiful football from Conte's guys in the absence of their suspended top striker, Alvaro Morata. The first aplomb came from a stunning Hazard's strike, but the second would make the weekend of the fans: a fluid, awesome exchange from Hazard to Bastuayi back to Willian who feathered it into the unsuspecting opponent's net. #TakeHome: Chelsea first win in 2018? Keep plugging away, victory is sure to come. #ARSCRY As Harry West put it in his headline on  goal.com , "early blitz means that Sanchez is hardly missed" but we need to remember that Arsenal overtime has a way of surprising when you hardly expect especially after they have lost out on every front. Like the fire of a lighter, Arsenal's spirit dies quicker and harmlessly. The match was a quick routing, surprisingly concluded in the first half #TakeHome: a flurry of successes might be needed to build a character not fluttering performance.  ...

Understanding why transport union of Ibadan religiously subscribe to "micra" while Ilorin 's transport union heavily gravitate towards "Mazda 323" can help in understanding how masses make their decisions in consumption, politics and values. A good marketer will identify this preference and tailor supply to such need. While an exceptional marketer will de-mystify the mystery.  Just like the anecdote of two men sent to sell a product of sandal in a town. When they got there, they discovered to their dismay that the people walked bare-footed. Upon return to their companies, the first said he needed to find another town as the town was dead to the product. The second said that the town was full of business opportunities that all he needed was time to convince them. An exceptional marketer will do an analysis through interrogation and engagement at Ibadan to establish reasons for the religious attachment to Micra and do the same at Ilorin to get reason...