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 […]
PDP reaping what Obasanjo and Bode George sowed, by Dele Sobowale
“A precedent embalms a principle” – William Scott, 1745-1836, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 198 “Politicians are their own grave diggers” – Will Rogers, 1897-1935, VBQ p 191. I clocked 81 last month; and, if asked to list ten things which provide me with the most satisfaction, watching the gradual death of the People […]
BORNO: Hold Governor Zulum responsible, by Dele Sobowale
“Telling the truth and accepting the truth has been our major problem in Nigeria. Some people will never tell you the truth when you are in power; and honestly, many of us in power also do not want to hear the truth” – Professor Babagana Zulum, Governor of Borno State, 2021. Insecurity has been politicised […]
To my brother Bayo Onanuga, by Dele Sobowale
“If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business” – US President Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865. I address you as “my brother” not because you are Yoruba and Ijebu; but because you are a Nigerian. As a stubbornly […]
Why not solar panels at Aso Rock? By Dele Sobowale
“We must therefore not shirk from accusing our friends, or praising our enemies, nor need we be afraid of praising or blaming the same people at different times; since, it is impossible that the men [and women] who are engaged in public affairs should always be right; and unlikely they should always be in the […]
Desperation on all fronts in Nigerian life, by Dele Sobowale
“More Nigerians will become poor by 2027 – WORLD BANK” – VANGUARD, APRIL 25, 2025. Acute poverty is already fuelling massive increase in all sorts of crime in Nigeria today. Predicting that more Nigerians will become poorer in 2027 amounts to passing a vote of no confidence in ALL the governments of Nigeria; not just […]
