Frankly Speaking
“They never really die who live evergreen in our hearts.” Simplicity. Sincerity. Strength, Splendour. Those four words summarise the life and times of Nigeria’s most remarkable First Lady. When Maryam Babangida (nee Okogwu), born...
“Court orders AGF to recover N40bn pension from ex-govs.” News Report, December 3, 2019. In what would otherwise have been another dreary week in which one sad report pushed another off the pages of...
$30 BILLION LOAN REQUEST IS SOUTH’S BURDEN TO BEAR.
“A man cannot gradually enlarge his mind as he does his house.” Alexis De Tocqueville, 1805-1859, in DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. America whose presidential system we borrowed and have bastardised has endured for so long...
“No governor will dare say he will not pay. It is illegal and criminal for any governor not to pay and there is sanction in the Minimum Wage Act. If you do not pay,...
“Decency, security and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will...
“Fools rush where angels fear to tread.” Alexander Pope, 1688-1744, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, p 62. Hundreds of thousands of Nigerian fools and angels were rushed out on the Treasury Bills market early this...
“The true measure of your wealth is how much you will be worth when you have lost all your money.” Anonymous. To that I want to add that the true test of your integrity as...
