The Dele Giwa I Knew, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Dele Giwa reached out to me first. Those who really knew him would not be surprised at that. Unlike me, he was the quintessential journalist who made friends easily. Of course, we had known about each other. He was at the Daily Times while I was at the Punch. And we were both – if […]
This fleeting life
Like our Uncle Sam always says, ‘something usually happens when your time is not up
New year, old mind set
It is time we tried a truly federal form of government and see whether the agitations for ethnic self- expression would decrease
Our neighbour’s new president
A piece of good news that heralded the New Year in the West African sub region was the successful transition of power in Ghana on January 7. It was a sign that democracy is taking root in our region in spite of the latter day antics of Yahya Jammeh of Gambia; it was a sign that the voice of the people can resonate and make a difference; it was also a sign that John Mahama, the out-going President put a system in place that allowed some transparency and level playing field.
I wish you enough this year
A half-illiterate who became a First Lady still didn’t think God has done enough for her
In the eyes of my esteemed readers
When the Arsenal manager, Mr Arsene Wenger was asked of his passion for football, he was quoted as saying: ‘Some people live for football. Some people live off football.’ This is a quote I can very well identify with because it aptly described many of us in our various fields of endeavour.
