Ladi Adebutu and Iyabo Obasanjo can deliver Ogun(2), by Dele Sobowale
“But, along those roads, I learned that true wealth is not stored in vaults, but, in values, integrity, humility, service and faith” – Chief Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu, KJW, OON, CON, CFR, GCON Those words in his auto biography, LEGACY IN MOTION: THE QUIET POWER OF A NIGERIAN ICON, induced me to finish reading the book […]
NIGERIA @ 65: Lost war on corruption and insecurity, by Dele Sobowale
“Upon assumption of office, our administration ended the corrupt fuel subsidy regime… Our armed forces and security agencies are working tirelessly against terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping. Boko Haram/ISWAP in the North in the North-East IPOB/ESN in the South-East, in the North-West are being degraded. We salute the gallantry and sacrifices of our security operatives” – President […]
Do you really want to live up to 100? By Dele Sobowale
“Life is one long process of getting tired” – Samuel Butler, 1835-1902. The famous English writer lived 67 years and spent about ten of those suffering from very painful gout. I was 32 when his observation came to my attention; and it was immediately included in my collection of quotations. For someone who had known only […]
Igbinedion needs the support of all Nigerians, by Dele Sobowale
“Universities across the world rely not only on tuition fees and government/private subvention but also on sustainable financial vehicles such as endowments. An endowment fund ensures financial stability provides long term support for academic excellence, and strengthens a university’s competitiveness. Professor Lawrence I Ezemonye, Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada. “Numerous are the streams that lead […]
Wike’s lives hang on a slender thread, by Dele Sobowale
“In all matters, one must consider the end” – Jean De La Fontaine, 1621-1695. “A man cannot be too careful in his choice of enemies”– Oscar Wilde, 1856-1900. Every active and deliberately controversial politician in a deadly political environment has two lives to protect – his real life and his political life. Occasionally, the two lives […]
Kayode Fayemi’s blunder, by Dele Sobowale
“It takes twenty years [or more] to make a REPUTATION and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that; you will do things differently”- Warren Buffett, 2022. “To murder one’s reputation is a kind of suicide; a detestable and odious vice”- Henry Fielding, 1707-1754, in TOM JONES. Former Governor of Ekiti State and Federal […]
