Malami: Time to probe properties forfeited under Buhari, by Dele Sobowale
“If you shut up the truth and bury it underground; it will but gather to itself such explosive power, that the day it burst through, it will blow up everything in its way” – Emile Zola, 1840-1902, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 255 In 2014, a series of articles were published on this page titled: […]
No to Interim or National Government (2)
By Dele. Sobowale “There is a pleasure in being mad which none but mad men know” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 147 This second and last part in the series is in response to a text message from our reader 0806-666-7339 who asked me “where do we go from here?” […]
No to Interim or National Government
By Dele Sobowale 0806-666-7339: “Uncle Dele, the 2023 elections have come and gone. The country is at crossroad; our politicians have employed crude strategies to divide NIGERIANS to serve their selfish interests. HOW DO WE PROCEED FROM HERE?” I have been asked that question over one hundred times since the “final” results of the presidential […]
Sixty days to form cabinet? Absolutely ridiculous
By Dele Sobowale ‘Buhari signs bill compelling President, Govs to form cabinet within 60 days” – News Report, MARCH 18, 2023. “A fool if offered eternity will not know what to do with it” – Epicurus, 341-270 BC, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. It was the third paper I was reading on Saturday. And, right […]
President, Govs disown the poor
By Dele Sobowale “Fish rots from the head.” If you want to know how good or bad a country is, just take a look at the top politicians. It is now becoming an axiom of political science, that it is almost impossible to have a great country with absolutely atrocious leaders in charge. It all […]
LP, NNPP, PDP and their M*A*D posture
“Alliances are held together by fear; not by love” – Harold Macmillan, 1894-1986, British Prime Minister. Harold Macmillan said many notable things. But, one of his most famous was his announcement regarding “the wind of change blowing through the continent [Africa]” on February 3, 1960 to the White South African Parliament. That was the period several […]
I warned INEC would foul up and create anarchy
By Dele Sobowale “Blessed are they that expect nothing; for they shall never be disappointed” – Anonymous. “Oh! What a tangled web we weave/when first we practice to deceive” – Walter Scott, 1771-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 35. Let me first of all confess to making a prediction that did not come to […]
Current anarchy foretold
By Dele Sobowale “In times of victory, prophets are unnecessary distractions” – Trevor Roper, 1914-2003, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p204. I laugh each and every time a categorical statement is made concerning future events in Nigeria. Invariably, they are pronouncements which can be verified to determine whether they occur or not. As Buhari embarks […]
CEJN says no to Muslim-Muslim team
By Dele Sobowale “The “Yes-man” is the enemy; your true friend will argue with you and fight with you” – Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, 1918- 2003 Every presidential and governorship candidate in Nigeria is surrounded by “Yes-men” – people who agree with everything he says or does and are ever ready to do battle with those who […]
Atiku will win Nigeria’s most disputed election
By Dele Sobowale “The truth shall make you free; but first, it shall make you miserable” – Anonymous, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 253. I will repeat it again. Prophecy is not a popularity contest. It is a gift of God; and should not be traded for anything. True prophets have always been unpopular […]
Buhari: We’re already back in dark ages
By Dele Sobowale “Buhari to citizens: Don’t vote politicians who will drag Nigeria back to “Dark Ages’” – VANGUARD, Friday, January 27, 2023, p 9. I was slightly depressed on account of the Nigerian situation. Work was at a standstill; new currency notes were hard to find. My niece’s wedding was coming up the next […]
New year, different beginnings
By Dele Sobowale “These are times that try men’s souls” -William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. The year 2023, more than most in our recent history, will decide the fate of the nation in many ways. From my point of view, I doubt very much if we will have an undisputed election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, […]
Fellow Nigerians, get ready for real chaos
By Dele Sobowale “Wisdom in people consists in the anticipation of consequences” – Norman Cousins, 1915-1990 In the last Sunday of December, I got published an article on this page titled: ‘What if there is no credible election in 2023?’ Here is the last paragraph of that article as a quick reminder: “Just as relevant […]
G5, Labor Party and other political jokers
By Dele Sobowale “Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary” -Robert Lewis Stevenson, 1850-1894 “He knows nothing; he thinks he knows everything. That points to a political career” – George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950. Nobody who seriously observes and listens to all our politicians can fail to tremble at the […]
Maryam Babangida
(1948-2009) left a legacy
“Adamu’s choice of words might be inelegant, but his observation about a First Lady who has achieved nothing for society and had only luxuriated in their resources is spot on. Besides bringing their family squabbles into the public, arranging lavish weddings for her children, and hibernating in Dubai for an extended period, what is her […]
My detention by Ahmed, and the aftermath
The first part of this article was written in 1992. It earned me my first arrest and detention and anguish which I never revealed until now. It was the first time, not the last since my columns started appearing in VANGUARD Newspapers, that I was tested almost to the limit. Perhaps, the only thing that was not at stake was my life. Follow me.
