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 […]
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 […]
