Tinubu: Is Lagos Island not a part of Nigeria? By Dele Sobowale
“Charity begins at home.” Last week, a group of people invited me to a meeting. The names cannot be disclosed at their request, and out of fear of reprisals. They were Heads of Families with roots to Lagos Island dating back to 200-300 years ago. They were non-partisan; but they shared a common conviction – […]
Election 2011: The shape of things to come
Back in 1999, on February 21, 1999, in this column entitled “TO MY BROTHER, DR EKWUEMEâ€. I told the former Vice President, that “the PDP which you call my baby would be snatched from you†as a result of this strategic mistake and lack of political courage.
NYSC: Troubled states versus parents/kids
If you are wondering what that palaver is all about, let me tell you; because if you are a parent or guardian, with a kid likely to be called for service, this concerns you.
After Yar’Adua: Who Comes Next?
PRESIDENTIAL QUALITIES
“Men of ordinary physique and discretion cannot be Presidents and live, if the strains be not somehow relieved. We shall be obliged always to be picking our chief magistrates [presidents] from among wise and prudent athletes – a small classâ€.
President Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States, New York: Columbia University Press, 1908, pp 79-80.
Jos to Warri: In the shadows of death(2)
Last week, I started with Jos and ended with Warri; this week let me reverse the approach. In the end we are looking at the same impending catastrophe from two different ends of a prism.
Jos to Warri: In the shadows of death
A modern philosopher has also added his own list, the stomach which demands food everyday and the sea into which all rivers flow, yet never seems to have enough.
