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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Rivers State: Wike, Fubara and the politics of ‘Ta lo ga ju laba’

Rivers state has started again. This time around, the riverine state is not supplying fuel to the country…

Cook-a-thon to Threat-a-thon: How donations, other events sour the rosy relationship between Chef, Dammy, her pastor and the church

Following the altercation between Damilola Adeparusi, also known as Chef Dammy, who completed a record-breaking 120-hour cook-a-thon, and…

WOMEN OF CIRCUMSTANCES (II): How ‘harsh economy’ led children raised independently by Nigerian single mothers to consider quitting school

Following the resumption of primary and secondary schools, which put pressure on parents' hustling and bustling spirits, particularly…

‘469 SUVs’: Before we leave Nigeria for Akpabio and his associates

Everywhere you turn on the radio, the television or social media, there are folks discussing the N40 billion…

WOMEN OF CIRCUMSTANCES (I): Sorrowful tales of single mothers in debt, who engage in menial jobs to send their kids to schools

Following the resumption of primary and secondary schools, which put pressure on parents' hustling and bustling spirits, particularly…

OSUN: CAC WOSEM pastor convinces deceased’s father to exhume corpse to perform ‘resurrection miracle’

On Sunday, October 15, 2023, investigative journalist SODIQ LAWAL ADEWALE received a phone call as at 5:35pm from…

OPINION: Sunday Igboho is not the ‘Nelson Mandela’ or ‘James Bond’ of the Yoruba

I would have encouraged Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, to avoid interviews, maintain his composure, and…

Story of a creative 14-year-old boy who abandoned school in a bid to feed his four siblings

The number of pupils quitting school each year is highly concerning. The number of children who are not…

Land dispute: Adeleke shouldn’t let Ifon and Ilobu youths perish

As I watched the video of three young men lying helplessly on the ground as Ifon and Ilobu…

OMI AFÈRÒ: Osun stream whose fishes cannot be cooked to edible state and where black pots are prohibited

When the Osun State Tourism Board selected "Iloko-Ijesa" as the host community for the "2023 World Tourism Day,"…

Mohbad: All you need to know about ‘Oku Riro’, invoking the spirit of the dead which was suggested by some quarters

The recent demise of a 27-year-old singer, Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad ignited a lot of…

Pastor that claims God told him Mohbad’s father knows about his killers once prophesied that 2023 election wouldn’t hold

Prophet Olusegun Adebayo, the senior pastor of the Christ Apostolic World End-Time Rival Ministry (CAWERM), has shared what…

Why so many young boys join cult groups in Nigeria’s town, Ilesa

Cult attacks are not unusual for citizens of Ilesa metropolis. Ilesa and its surrounding areas appear to be…

Obasanjo’s mockery: Yoruba Obas, bring back your honor

Those who have seen a brief video that went viral in which a Yoruba man and former president,…