From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale
“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government” – Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden, constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying “rankadede” to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and […]
Almost made it home
I almost made it home this year. I have yet to set sight of Nigeria physically in 31 years. I hardly believe it myself, where the years go and why I had not gone home previously. Honestly, it was not my intention to stay away this long. It just happened: had children, built a career, my siblings came over and my parents visited almost yearly. To me, Nigeria was no longer a physical place but more to me a spiritual home, one that I carry with me where ever I am.
A catalogue of failures: Read and despair
Competence, intelligence, ability don’t need a long time to manifest themselves. Similarly, the unfit very soon reveal themselves. We have had instances of leaders who took us by storm in a few months
Attah @ 80: His cup of glory overflows
History would record that in November 2018, a man called Victor Bassey Attah in the same month clocked 80 in a nation where the life expectancy is still 54 and in sound heath
Attah @ 80: His cup of glory overflows
History would record that in November 2018, a man called Victor Bassey Attah in the same month clocked 80 in a nation where the life expectancy is still 54 and in sound health
No Leah no vote should be our stand
NOTE: Now that presidential campaigns have started, I need to remind humane adults in Nigeria about one unfinished business by republishing an article on this vital matter.
No Leah no vote should be our stand
Lake Chad is not the only body of water in the world shrinking in size on account of global warming. In no other country in the world has government allowed a band of murderers to run rampage all over the country because of that phenomenon
Sai Baba and his men
In every community [and country] there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power.” Saul Bellow, 1976 Nobel Prize Winner. VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, p 124.
The crumbling fortress in the Southwest
“From the sublime to the ridiculous, there is only one step.” Thomas Paine, 1737-1809. VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 236.
The crumbling fortress in the Southwest
Once upon a time (that is how stories began in our days), a King who had successfully waged war within his own very rich country and subdued all his opponents, decided to build an empire.
Three reasons why Prof Adewole should go
“When those in office regard the power vested in them as personal prerogative, they invariably enrich themselves, promote their families, favour their friends….—Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s former Prime Minister.
