GENERAL BABANGIDA AT 85: Another tribute, by Dele Sobowale
”Nobody is worth being called a friend unless he is prepared to suffer attacks on account of defending you” – Anonymous Annual tributes to former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, has become a ritual; shared by several highly respected individuals than most people realize. Despite the determined efforts by the June 12 opportunists, all they […]
Agbo Areo (1940-2023): Exit of Nigeria’s bookmaster, By Dele Sobowale
“Books are the carriers of civilisation. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, desire crippled, thought and speculations at standstill” – Barbara W Tuchman, Harvard University History Professor Few men and women, out of the thousands I have known, have left me feeling intellectually inferior and also lacking in wisdom as the late Mr Agbo […]
Wind of change blowing in Kano and Zamfara, By Dele Sobowale
It is quite refreshing that it is the North that is taking the lead in dismantling the status quo and bringing a new era of transparency and accountability to governance in the states
CBN: Tinubu, Buhari clash inevitable, By Dele Sobowale
“When evil men must seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo; good men must try and bring into being real order of justice” – Reverend Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968. The suspension and subsequent arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has brought the inevitable collision between President Tinubu and ex-President Buhari […]
Akwa Ibom united for great leap forward
By Dele Sobowale “A picture is worth a thousand words.” That is why in a rare departure from the custom on this page, a photograph is published. However, as new governors increasingly take a hostile attitude towards their predecessors, the story accompanying the picture should teach some of our new governors a few things about […]
President Tinubu: Talk is cheap
By Dele Sobowale “If the unemployed could eat plans and promises; they would be able to spend [some of their time in Dubai]” – W. E B Du Bois, 1882-1963, amended. Welcome to the hot seat. Whatever happens, don’t forget; you asked for it. And, any time you find it too hot, you can always […]
