Obasanjo, Osoba, AD, and 2003 old men stale stuff, by Dele Sobowale
“The loser at the hazard, when the game breaks up/ Sadder, sorrier lingers on alone Replays each throw and drinks of wisdom’s cup” – Aligheri Dante, 1265-1321, in Purgatory. For me, this is one of the most painful articles I have ever had to write in 39 years of writing for VANGUARD. In a fight between […]
Restructuring is a dagger in the heart of polity – 2
The wretched nurseries of unceasing discord and the miserable objects of universal pity and contempt”. That was the way Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804, one of the founding fathers of America described nations such as ours which were always hotbeds of political upheavals and conflict.
Alhassan and co wrecking crew moves in on apc
The report that APC Governors and Ministers favour Buhari for second term only reveals how the black man does not remember recent history. Exactly four years ago, all PDP Governors and Ministers supported Jonathan
Restructuring: Dagger in the heart of the polity
Nigerians might not know it but a political swindle is underway. More than two years after election, the APC is just now setting up a committee to determine what Nigerians really want done
Nigeria’s President in 2019 and the forty deciders
Jonathan becoming President in 2010 was unstoppable. The constitution took care of that. Jonathan elected President in 2011 was not an accident
ASUU and its self-made problems
For the Minister of a government which allowed the country to be defrauded of over N1 trillion to claim that government cannot pay N92 billion or less than one percent, is an insult to the intelligence of Nigerians and discredit to government itself
Again we have transited from President to problem
It should be obvious to both the proponents of “Resume or Resign” and the pro-Buhari elements that we are back to where we were in 2010 in many respects – except now that the situation has become more serious
Nigeria’s political journey to chaos
Today, neither the All Progressives Congress, APC, nor the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, can be called a political party in the globally recognized sense of the word. They have become just machines established for the purpose of seizing the national treasury
Nigeria: Where two heads are worse than one
Circumstances beyond his control have placed the Acting President in the awkward situation of writing and presenting a report to himself. It is unprecedented anywhere. At any rate, that is one probe which should never have been announced publicly. No nation probes its intelligence agencies openly just to appear transparent
A modest proposal regarding El-Zakzaky and Dasuki – Why not house arrest? — 2
You can’t as a lawyer campaign for the rule of law and get into office to work against it and hope to enjoy a peaceful post-office life
A modest proposal regarding El-Zakzaky and Dasuki – Why not house arrest? — 1
Buhari was not totally prepared to fulfill his promise to respect human rights. He was going to be selective and by so doing set a bad example for the people he leads
