Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo

Lawal Sodiq Adewale aka CHOCOMILO is an award winning journalist. Mail me at Chocomilo@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE
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GA NU SI: Wasiu Ayinde K1 D Ultimate is not sorry

Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, a popular Fuji musician, has never hidden his dislike for Islamic clerics, particularly money-seekers. The…

OPINION: Emir of Ilorin and the apology Timi of Ede did not make

Like many Nigerians, I saw a viral video in which the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal,…

13 things you probably don’t know about Lagos first female speaker, Mojisola Meranda

Mojisola Meranda has been sworn in as the first female Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly. Meranda…

OPINION: Governor Makinde has broken the law, using ifa as excuse to appoint Alaafin of Oyo

A whirlwind has hit Yorubaland without warning. This time, it swept away not only leftovers from the previous…

Meet the new Alaafin of Oyo, Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade

Barely three years after the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III joined his predecessors, Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade has…

Sikiru Adesina Arakangudu: Remembering the ‘bad boy’ of Yoruba movies in early 20s

The Nigerian entertainment industry has taken significant hits as a result of the deaths of actors/actresses whose imprints,…

Fame in graves: Sisi Quadri, John Pope, Sule Suebebe, and other celebrities who died in 2024

Death is mostly an action. It is a language for the gloomy and solemn. As we enter the…

AFCON, Club World Cup, and other football events in 2025, you probably don’t know as a sports fan

Sport is integral to one's existence. Football, table tennis, lawn tennis, volleyball, basketball, long jump, high jump, relay…

Christmas without chickens: Nigerians decry inflation, beg Tinubu for mercy

Morenikeji, a 43-year-old woman, was observed trading banters with a seller in Bonke Quarters, Coca-Cola, Ilesa, while she…

EXPOSE: How Clement Adesuyi Hastrup was elected as Owa of Ijesaland

Looja Clement Adesuyi Haastrup of the Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House, a former deputy governor of Osun State, has…

Rafat Salami: Remembering the veteran broadcaster who did not allow autism to steal her joy

Rafat Salami is gone. The renowned broadcaster from Kogi, who warmed our hearts with her gifts and unusual…

Anxiety as battle for Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland tears Ruling House apart

The battle for the seat of Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland intensifies as families, particularly Ofukutu and Ajimoko, also known…

10 months without cult attacks in Ilesa: The police magic

More than 18 individuals were reportedly killed between June 2023 and February 2024 as a result of cult…

Sheikh Muideen Ajani Bello: Remembering Ibadan-born Islamic scholar and friend of the masses who made Kano his home

Sheikh Muideen Ajani Bello is dead. The Ibadan-born Islamic scholar who made Kano his home has finished his…

OBALOGUN FESTIVAL: Inside Nigeria’s town where king, natives strike each other with burning sticks (PHOTOS)

In the face of the violent infiltration of modernity through religion, which resulted in the annulment of rites…