Ortom and his 23 cars’ ‘bonus’, by Dele Sobowale
“As I talk to you, after I left office, vehicles that were given to me legitimately by government, this government went and seized them in a manner that was not befitting” – Former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Last week, former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River declared that military rule was, in many […]
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Buhari, Air Force and Navy chiefs
Note: For the sake of those who cannot read Vanguard online I now publish the last part of the article published in December 2020. Please read on: ‘FROM US WHITE HOUSE TO NUT HOUSE – ONLY ONE STEP’ Will Trump attend Biden’s inauguration? “Will you attend Biden’s inauguration?” Fox TV interviewer. To that Trump […]
From US White House to Nut House – Only a step
By Dele Sobowale Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, said it first. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821, repeated it. “From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step.” The President of the United States is the most powerful person on earth. To him everybody pays attention. He occupies the sublime summit of power. Even after his tenure […]
Prayer ahead of 2023 (2)
By Dele Sobowale “Under this administration, life has lost its value, and more and more citizens are coming under the influence of criminals. We do not see any willingness on the part of President Buhari to honour his oath to provide security for Nigerians. In civilised nations, leaders who fail so spectacularly to provide security […]
Prayer ahead of 2023
By Dele Sobowale “The graveyards are full of indispensable men” – President (General) Charles De Gaulle, 1890-1970, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 102. The late French leader shares some things in common with President Buhari. They were both soldiers before becoming Heads of State. The two led their countries twice; several years separated the first […]
Fellow Nigerians, jawjaw is better than warwar
By Dele Sobowale “War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace” – Thomas Mann, 1875-1955, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, p 267. Mikhail Gorbachev, born in 1931, of mixed Russian and Ukrainian parents, was the last President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, the Communist bloc forcefully created by […]
