Of Birthdays, Michael Jackson and the price we pay for power and fame, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Mr Sam Amuka Pemu, Chairman and Founder of Vanguard Newspapers – he has been Uncle Sam to me for the better part of five decades – celebrates another birthday today. His 91st year on this mother earth. The day I gather, would be just another day – that is if he doesn’t get his way to leave […]
CBN’s policies are getting more and more concerning
By Muyiwa Adetiba I was driving down a rather busy road the other day when I saw a petrol station that had just two cars at each dispensing unit. It was a rarity in these days of queues. I quickly made a detour. I was not too surprised that the dispensing price was 220 Naira […]
Why you must make your bed before leaving home
By Muyiwa Adetiba It is the Carol Season again when edifying and soul lifting Christian songs are rendered in exciting varieties by the most talented of choristers. It is a season that reminds us of how the Son of God came into the world in the lowliest of circumstances. It is a season of joy, […]
Understanding our ‘crude oil theft’ a little better
By Muyiwa Adetiba It turned out to be a promising and educative afternoon. At least for me. But that was not the intention. It was to be a leisurely afternoon with a small group of friends who tax themselves every year to raise funds for those very indigent people who can’t afford their hospital bills. […]
The ‘Other Side’ of town
By Muyiwa Adetiba It was one of those invitations you couldn’t but honour. It was the engagement of a friend’s child.He is not just a friend. He is more. He is someone whose opinion I cherish because he will say it the way he sees it without mincing words.Our paths crossed when I was twelve […]
Who is going to hold our presidential aspirants’ feet to the fire?
By Muyiwa Adetiba There is a saying that it is better to shut your mouth when you have nothing to say than to open your mouth and prove it. This is one way of reading the aversion of our main Presidential front runners to TV debates and interviews. Two of the leading candidates have shied […]
