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 […]
Change begins with PDP
Anyone who intends to usurp the people’s mandate is worse than a treasury looter. Whoever loots the people’s mandate will loot anything
Welcome from Tripoli
WILLIAM Wilberforce (1759-1833), profound politician and philanthropist, should have been alive today to see that more than two centuries down the line, the struggle he started in 1787 – to abolish slave trade and slavery itself – has not come to any finality. Not much has changed.
Muhammadu Buhari on treasury looters and the 2019 election
This failure or inability to stop blaming past leaders and others in past administration for the country’s present ailment has created a stiffening in the neck of this administration
2019 intrigues and cynicism: Nigerians beware
Without a resolution to the scandals which have plagued some of his appointees, President Buhari will find it difficult to convince Nigerians about the sincerity of his fight against corruption: first impressions count
Imo people truly deserve to be happy
Many of the political leaders interacted with, complained that Governor Okorocha was impervious to advice
