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 […]
Where are Nigeria’s technocrats?
We are yet to fully give ourselves the means to succeed by attacking the issues right at the root; what government will be brave enough to do this?
Fuel supply sabotage and the enemy inside
If we are looking for sabouters, the second place to look is NNPC; we are sure to find many who are either directly sabotaging government’s wishes or collaborating with others to do so
Rising Poverty in Nigeria: Solution (2)
“Most of the economic, monetary and banking policies over the years have inflicted hardship on the ordinary people causing inflation and making life more and more difficult for the ordinary people and breeding more poverty stricken people”.
The killing of 40 and more companies
If I may ask, how many of these companies or industries are still operating today? The truth is that most of these companies and industries have ceased to operate. Why? MISMANAGEMENT
Nine years a boy in Enugu
THE older you become the more you learn about your children especially if you were a strict parent and your children can now talk to you. In Nigeria, the father is generally the enforcer and the mother is the appeaser, the one with compassionate understanding.
