As someone who had lived and worked in all the four corners of Nigeria, as well as places in between, I had long been puzzled by one astonishing fact which is often ignored by everybody when discussing our current ethnic conflicts. I have travelled all over the country, visiting, on average, twenty-eight states a year during a ten-year-period.

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]