By Dele Sobowale “The only kind of courage and honesty which are permanently useful to good institutions anywhere are those shown by men [justices] who decide all cases with impartial justice, on grounds of conduct and not on grounds of class” – US President Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919. Long before that, another US President, Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, […]

By Dele Sobowale “The greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising each time you fall.” Chief Obafemi Awolowo,     ,VBQ,VBQ p 55 I am sure most people must by now have assumed that the VANGUARD BOOKOF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, has no Nigerian entry; that it is all about foreign insights. But, Awolowo’s observation on success […]

By Dele Sobowale “Man by nature is a political animal” – Aristotle, 343 BC. From personal choice, I have stayed out of Nigerian politics. Only occasionally have I actively participated in the political process – Awolowo’s campaign in 1979, Buhari’s in 2011 and 2015 and the campaign for Christian Governor in Lagos State 2010-2015.  Despite my strong […]

By Dele Sobowale “Better late than never”. That is the age-long consolation for procrastinators who frequently forget or are unaware of the damage unwarranteddelay does to ideas and programmes. After spending the better part of the last two and a half years advocating for Igbo Presidency, I was just on the verge of throwing in […]

By Dele Sobowale “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make their words good. Confucius, 551-479 BC, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 162. Dear Prof, accept my sincere  congratulations on your victory for three reasons which will be discussed shortly. But, first I must commend your tenacity for vying a third time […]