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 […]
President Tinubu, thanks for restoring History, by Dele Sobowale
“We must therefore not shrink 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 men who are engaged in public affairs should always be in the right; and unlikely they should always be in the wrong. […]
Government College Ughelli at 80: Call for celebration, by Dele Sobowale
“Every institution is the lengthened shadow of one man” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882. The philosopher, known as “the sage of Concord”, made no attempt to distinguish between good and bad institutions – those that serve the nation well and advance social progress; and those which lead to destruction. Most people alive in any era […]
Biodun Shobanjo at 80 Africa’s Oglivy, by Dele Sobowale
“True originality consists not in a new manner, but in a new vision.” Edith Wharton. “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” Herman Melville, Biodun Shobanjo has already been described as the Father of Advertising in Africa” by one of those who gathered last week to honour him after turning […]
Pa Afe Babalola (SAN) has my sympathies, by Dele Sobowale
A legal victory, if secured in his life time, might be outweighed by social repercussions which nullify the results, it might be a pyrrhic victory
GCU as metaphor for how Nigerians ruined govt colleges, by Dele Sobowale
Numerous are the streams that lead to social prosperity; but all of them spring from the same source and that is public education. Gaspar Jovellanos, 1744-1811. The British established five Government Colleges – Kings College, KC, Lagos, Government College, Ibadan, GCI, Government College, Umuahia, GCU, and Government College, Ughelli, GCU — to complement the efforts […]
