The 2026 Delta Economic and Investment Summit, by Dele Sobowale
“History does not repeat itself; man does” – Professor Barbara Tuchmann, Harvard University Historian. ‘Beyond Oil: Delta maps new course at investment summit’ – VANGUARD, August 7, 2026. In the past, the announcement of a state Economic Summit would have induced me to pack my traveling bags, and go there, whether invited or not. As an […]
Can we move on please?
Every Election year, as the votes for President are being collated, I travel out of Lagos; go to the village; turn off my set for most of the day and stay out of touch with friends and associates who might want to bother me with the blow-by-blow announcements.
Now more than ever Nigeria needs another Babangida
The SUNDAY Editor called me last Saturday after the election was postponed wanting to know if I will consider sending another aricle. I told him “No, my views will not change about APC/Buhari and PDP/Atiku even if there was no election.” As it turned out INEC fouled up. This is Nigeria!
We elected the government we deserve yesterday
The obvious question is: what is the prediction for 2019? The first thing Nigerians must discard is the growth projections in the 2019 Budget. This government failed three times to reach its target; and it is poised to fail again
Remember this before you cast your vote
The APC and Buhari have actually made the work of campaigning much easier for the PDP. They voluntarily threw away their joker. Had Buhari been seen to be as tough on corruption by his friends as on his political opponents, the PDP would have had no chance this year
CJN saga an ill-wind blowing nobody no good
Perhaps we should wait a while before killing all the lawyers; they might just be doing what they are supposed to do
