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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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.

By Dele Sobowale “History does not repeat itself; man does” – Professor Barbara Tuchmann, Harvard University, USA. 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 […]

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 […]

By Dele Sobowale What experience and history teach us is that people and governments never learn anything from history” – George Hegel, 1770-1831 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, recently published new guidelines. Among the new set of guidelines one stated as follows: “A political party shall not accept any monetary or other contribution which […]

By Dele Sobowale God save me from my friends [and relatives and ethnic group], I can take care of my enemies.” After spending years on this page promoting Igbo Presidency – especially for 2023 – I almost lost hope when the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, selected their presidential candidates […]

By Dele Sobowale Once in a long time, a columnist comes across an idea whose time has come. In October this year, I was invited to be the Media Consultant and mobilizer for one such initiative – which many Nigerians might be forgiven for being sceptical about its eventual success. But, after talking to many […]

By Dele Sobowale “Standing on the foundation emplaced by the current [Buhari] administration, we shall build a Nigeria…” – RENEWED HOPE 2023: ACTION PLAN FOR A BETTER NIGERIA, p 3. Whenever there is a document promising to make Nigeria a better place, I am ready to get it; read it; analyse it and publish my […]

By Dele Sobowale “What does corrupting time not diminish?” – Horace, 65-8BC. I was conducting a Sales Training Course at Ikeja; and the Chief Executive, Arthur, who might be reading this article, made a startling remark: “We should be grateful that Buhari became President. Otherwise, we would have spent the rest of our lives thinking that […]

By Dele Sobowale “The privilege of the great is to see catastrophes from the terrace” – Jean Girandoux, 1935 The President of any country is often referred to as the Father of the nation; and for good reason. He holds the lives and fates of most of the citizens in his hands.  They expect him at […]

By Dele Sobowale “We have met with the CBN. We submitted detailed complaints about our experience with the programme [ABP]. It is a failure and many farmers across the state [Ogun] share my opinion” – Biodun Ogunjimi, Ogun State Secretary of the Farmers Council Association of Nigeria, FCAN. The only alarmingconclusion anyone can reach after […]