Gowon’s memoirs: Nigeria owes Awolowo an eternal debt, by Olu Fasan
Last week, I started a discussion of General Yakubu Gowon’s multi-themed memoirs, My Life of Duty & Allegiance. My focus was on the book’s general tone, which I find unduly self-justificatory. In his attempts to defend his legacy, General Gowon presents himself as a saintly figure who did no wrong as a leader, whereas some […]
We thank Governor Sanwo-Olu — Bolaji Jolayemi
“I hate ingratitude more in a man more than lying, vainness, babbling drunkenness, or any other taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood…” – Shakespeare, 1564-1616, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, p 89, online. Mr Bolaji Jolayemi, a trader, is one of the rarest types of Nigerians I have ever encountered in my […]
A golden Mark, by Patrick Omorodion
The words of our elders, they say, are words of wisdom. And anyone who hearkens to it is expected to make hay in whatever profitable venture he or she is involved in. I can’t but always remember the sayings of one of the greatest, if not the greatest commentator ever to come out of Nigeria, […]
Vigil for the Super Eagles!, by Segun Odegbami
‘I feel sorry for Augustine Eguavoen. He is making his 4th appearance at the helm. He could neither negotiate nor reject an assignment laden with ‘poison’. Should he ‘fail’ again, he would surely carry the can of responsibility’
Open defecation is a No-no, by Francis Ewherido
Defecating on the median has gone on for too long and become a habit. Stopping it is going to be difficult
Tinubu and Abacha’s ghost, by Ugoji Egbujo
Some observers say recent happenings have reminded them of Abacha. That’s scary
