I first met Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode early May 2014 somewhere in Victoria Island, Lagos. We had just launched TheCable online newspaper. We ran a story…
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The Spirit of Lagos that Nigeria needs
By Simon Kolawole You know elections are close when politicians begin to confess their love for Nigeria. Suddenly strange bedfellows are walking side-by-side, arms locked,…
View More The Spirit of Lagos that Nigeria needsBefore Nigeria becomes Somalia…
By Simon Kolawole I got a call from a senior northern politician recently. He’s generally a man of peace and often calls to commend…
View More Before Nigeria becomes Somalia…The president Nigeria badly needs
by Simon Kolawole Nigerians were created for elections. We live for elections. We breathe elections. As one election is rounding off, we are…
View More The president Nigeria badly needsThe year Nigeria almost disappeared
By Simon Kolawole It is time to confess my sins. All my adult life, I have never feared for the continued existence of…
View More The year Nigeria almost disappearedChanging the sad story of solid minerals
Simon Kolawole Bad news. Every state in Nigeria is blessed with solid minerals. Every single state. North, south, east, west. And in commercial quantity…
View More Changing the sad story of solid mineralsThou shall not underrate Atiku
By Simon Kolawole For years, he was rejected at the polls and given a tag that demarketed him among the electorate. His opponents said…
View More Thou shall not underrate AtikuSeverance pay and severe pain
By Simon Kolawole For Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), these are not the nicest of times. He must…
View More Severance pay and severe pain