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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Local miners ignore Adeleke’s directive, continue to mine gold

Despite the Adeleke-led administration's decision to halt mining operations, numerous local miners continue to extract minerals in the…

Osun college students decry infrastructural decay, hunger amid resumption

This reporter visited Osun State College of Health Technology, one of the state's tertiary institutions, to interview some…

Profile of Wike, other G-5 governors who want Iyorchia Ayu, PDP Natl chair to go

Every election year has a unique political story to tell, even if there isn't a race for reelection…

TRIBUTE: Femi Ogunrombi, Ife-born ‘Papa Ajasco’ who gave up nursing to make people laugh

In the blink of an eye, death can occur. The grim reaper, if he or she were human,…

PHOTOS: Inside Kwara primary school where students learn inside dirts and broken classrooms

As he got off the motorcycle with this reporter and pointed to a cluster of buildings that were…

Will Adeleke be able to prevent the $106m Ilesa water project from failing like the mini-water schemes?

It is fascinating and remarkable that each time Osun State tried to deliver water to its residents, there…

Sunday Igboho’s arduous rise to fame: from motorcycle mechanic through political hooliganism to activism

Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also referred to as Sunday Igboho, did not become well-known in 2021. He rose to…

2023 poll: Can Atiku enter Aso-Rock this time?

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar is the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) nominee for president in the 2023 election.…

2023: Bola Tinubu and enemies of his life-time ambition

Will Tinubu be able to escape his opponents' traps and accomplish his life's goal? I don't know the…

Again, Ooni of Ife has mocked his ancestors

The progressive demise of the Yoruba race is not solely the fault of white people. Language, meals, traditions,…

How sport bettings made young Nigerians poorer —PHOTOS

Growing rate of unemployment has really made things worse for common Nigerians. Inflation is on the rise, resulting…

Sikiru Ayinde Barrister: Butcher’s son who had 16 wives, over 65 children and released more than 70 studio albums

Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun was arguably a 'prophet of music'. Ayinde, a butcher's child who grew up in…

BABA ARA: Deportee, gospel singer who married a Muslim and whose death remains a mystery

"Bi a ba njoyin, bi a ba jadun. Bi a ba nfi itan ewure jeka o. Kama gbagbe…

‘Extortion, high cost of spare parts, women’ – Why commercial drivers go home broke

The business of transportation is a very profitable one. Apart from being the largest employer of labor, it…

From ‘altar to prison’: How it went down for some Popular Nigerian pastors

Nigeria is a fertile ground for religions especially Christianity and Islam. Over the years, the most populous African…