How Niger Delta was underdeveloped by its leaders, by Dele Sobowale
“Niger Delta got $160bn in 27 yrs, yet remains underdeveloped – Aig-Imoukhuede” – VANGUARD, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026. “Every country has the government it deserves” – Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821. Thank God for Nigerians like Aig-Imoukhuede who occasionally seizes the opportunity to tell Nigerians the truth we hate to hear. He was the Keynote Address Speaker […]
2023:Yoruba APC candidates want to reap without sowing
By Dele Sobowale “You reap what you sow.” A foreigner just arriving in Nigeria, and learning about the six zones of our political system, must assume that Yorubaland is the second most favoured zone under the All Progressives Congress, APC. A casual glance at the list of occupants of elected and appointed officials would seem to […]
Buharitocracy versus Banditocracy
By Dele Sobowale “There are two forces in the world; the sword and the pen. In the end, the pen will overcome the sword” -Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821. That was true, and is still a fact, of the civilised world. But, this is Africa, the Dark Continent; and this is Nigeria, the biggest of all dark races on […]
David Umahi Vying for Presidency – Genius or Blunder?
By Dele Sobowale “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” When Chief David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on whose ticket he was elected, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, my first instinct was to denounce his lack of principles. He still stands charged; but, something about […]
David Umahi vying for Presidency – Genius or Blunder?
When Chief David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on whose ticket he was elected, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, my first instinct was to denounce his lack of principles.
Closer to death than you think
By Dele Sobowale “Death is here; and death is there/Death is busy everywhere” – PB Shelley, 1792-1822, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 34. “Courage is the rarest of human attributes” – Ernest Hemingway, 1898-1961 Anybody reading this article and who is close to Atedo Peterside should tell him that he is my own MAN OF […]
