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Ìrẹtẹ̀ Méjì.

ByMoyo Okediji

Do you know why people say Ọbá wàjà (the monarch climbed the rafter) and not Ọbá kú (the monarch died)?

You will find the answer to the riddle in Ìrẹtẹ̀ Méjì.

Orunmila was a monarch, who gave birth to several other monarchs including Alárá, Ajerò, Ọlọ́wọ̀ and several others.

You will also find out in Ìrẹtẹ̀ Méjì why Yoruba people (ọmọ a yọ orù bá wọn tọ́jú) do not die, but climb the rafter.

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Life Begins At 65

ByMoyo Okediji

Life Begins At 65

I’m only just 64, but life begins at 65

I thank all my friends who sent me birthday wishes yesterday.

I can’t wait for the party to start when, finally, I get born one year from today.

But, it’s alright. Some people are only in their thirties, forties, fifties and early sixties. They have to wait a while to get born and start rocking.

At 65, you’ve done it all. Life has thrown all it has at you, and you have stood your ground. You can easily say, “Ẹran kí la ò jẹ rí? What edible flesh am I yet to chew?”

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WHAT DIDN’T YOU SEE?

ByMoyo Okediji

Plenty to see and ponder,

so very much to read and wonder

in a half-penny newspaper.

First, you must see the three Magi

Looking to find the Messiah

At the throne of Herod?

The Three Mega-Pharmacies

Looking for the Corona Virus

didn’t start their search

in the manger scenes of Bethlehem.

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