by Dele Momodu Sir, when such occurrences happen, with the current rapidity, I believe it is time to look inwards. We must take a comprehensive glimpse at our home and check where the roof is leaking, because these are no normal times. Your Excellency, when I wrote my last letter to you about three... Read More

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Dele Momodu: Why I wrote the letter from Cambridge

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, how do I thank you for the deluge of messages I received from you over the letter I wrote last week to our dear President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, on this page titled My Kobo Advice for Mr President. On Twitter, Facebook, countless blogs, sms, emails and telephone calls,... Read More

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December 11, 2012

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PHOTOS: Funmi Iyanda, Dele Momodu, Sunmi Smart-Cole, Adebayo Jones mourn Remi Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu The burial service of iconic Nigerian fashion designer, Oluremi Osholake, better known as Remi Lagos held on Friday, November 16, 2012. She was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium with friends and family including Funmi Iyanda and Dele Momodu present to bid the fashion icon farewell… Osholake who reportedly passed on at 51... Read More

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December 8, 2012

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Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

by Dele Moomodu Your Excellency, please permit me to commiserate with you on the unfortunate and untimely death of your dearly beloved brother. I sincerely join other Nigerians in mourning what must have been a sad loss for you and your family in particular. As you travel back home to your tranquil village to pay... Read More

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November 24, 2012

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Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria (Part IV)

I have watched, and listened to, our President. He speaks like someone who really wants to succeed but lacks the courage to fight the cankerworm that made others before him to fail. Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to thank all those who have responded to this serialised analysis of what we need to do as... Read More

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November 17, 2012

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Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria

And Nigerians are not even demanding. They’ve been used to seeing leaders do nothing that they’ll be ready to hero-worship the man who tries to scratch the surface of our dire needs. Fellow Nigerians, the time has come to confront the biggest ailment afflicting Nigeria, and Nigerians, head on. Let me start with my thesis... Read More

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November 3, 2012

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Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to reveal my favourite segment on CNN. It is called Future Cities. If you have access to satellite television and stable electricity at home, you must endeavour to search for this exciting program. You will be awe-struck by the spectacular advances of man in a world where... Read More

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October 27, 2012

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Dele Momodu: The lessons we should learn from India and China

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, there are two countries Nigeria must seek to emulate if we ever plan to move forward from our permanent state of inertia. Those countries, India and China share several things in common with us. The first is their huge population. Even if Nigeria is only a small proportion of those... Read More

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October 6, 2012

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Dele Momodu hits Pini Jason hard: “Teacher don’t teach me nonsense”

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I remember the prodigiously gifted Fela Anikulapo Kuti today, as always on occasions like this. I had searched for an appropriate title for this column since I read the first of the staccato attacks against my simple-and-straight-forward piece on our thunderous Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Not that... Read More

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September 29, 2012

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Rejoinder to Sanusi piece: “Reading Dele Momodu is like watching a poor quality film”

by Godwin Opene Editors Note: In response to Dele Momodu’s piece last week on ‘The bully called Sanusi’, the writer penned this rejoinder Usually for me, the surest way to avoid reading a sad piece of writing or watch a poor quality film is to not start because then, I carry on reading or watching,... Read More

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September 22, 2012

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Dele Momodu: The bully called Sanusi

Sanusi appears to be a poor student of Nigerian history; otherwise, he would have known that whenever Nigerians are hailing the disciplinarian father of a recalcitrant child, the same people always turn around to ask if he wants to kill his own baby. Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to borrow the cliché that “whatever has... Read More

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September 15, 2012

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Dele Momodu: “Extreme loyalty”, hatred of politics and 8 other lessons you should learn from Mike Adenuga

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to celebrate the life of one of the most distinguished Africans in global business today. The story of Dr Mike Adenuga is one that fascinates me because of its twists and turns. Since 1991, when I first encountered this spirit, as I like to describe him, he... Read More

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September 8, 2012

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Dele Momodu: A word for the Nigerian opposition

If Nigeria must witness any drastic and meaningful progress, members of the opposition must learn to do things differently. Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to reiterate the fact that I’m an unabashed member of the Nigerian opposition at this time that we are being stigmatised by members of the ruling Federal Government. There is really... Read More

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September 2, 2012

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Dele Momodu: A president under fire

But early into the Jonathan presidency, the signs were ominous. It was obvious the President was not prepared to rock the boat and that all he wanted was to mark time and enjoy his full terms in office with as little discomfort as possible. Fellow Nigerians, this must be the worst of times for our... Read More

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August 28, 2012

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Dele Momodu: My Dream Ideas For Nigeria

Fellow Nigerians, after two weeks of igniting a passionate debate about a dream team for Nigeria, I have come to some serious conclusions. Nigerians generally see a need for radical change. That change they crave ranges from a full-blown revolution to a systemic change through the electoral process. Most of the contributors to the controversy... Read More

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August 18, 2012

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Dele Momodu: My dream team for Nigeria II

“We must all wage an intense, lifelong battle against the constant downward pull. If we relax, the bugs and the weeds of negativity will move into the garden and take away everything of value.” – Jim Rohn Fellow Nigerians, let me start by wishing our Muslim Brothers and Sisters Ramadan Mubarak. May we continue to... Read More

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August 13, 2012

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Dele Momodu: My dream team for Nigeria

What Nigeria needs today is a government of the brightest Nigerians regardless of political affiliations. Fellow Nigerians, I’m not about to discuss football or our ill-fated participation at the London 2012 Olympics. It is better not to write on what has brought ignominy and despair on a country of 160 million people or more. We... Read More

Dele Momodu, nigeria, olympics, Politics

July 28, 2012

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Dele Momodu: An epitaph for President Atta Mills

by Dele Momodu Fellow Africans, please permit me to pay this special tribute to our departed hero, a great son of Africa, world scholar, seasoned administrator, experienced politician, humble and transparently honest leader, eloquent and articulate speaker, decent manager of men and resources, respectable and respected statesman, father of the nation and above all a God-fearing soul, Professor John Evans Fifi Atta Mills... Read More

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July 14, 2012

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Dele Momodu: The day Abiola died

On Monday June 14, I got through to Nduka Obaigbena in Lagos who had some high-level information that Abiola was going to win the election but that it would be cancelled. Fellow Nigerians, exactly 14 years ago Nigeria lost a rare and priceless gem, Chief Moshood Abiola, a proud son of Africa. What you are... Read More

Abiola, Dele Momodu

June 23, 2012

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Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Nigeria

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, if you missed last week’s Pendulum you’ve missed something atavistic. Titled ‘How They Catch Monkeys in Brazil’, the article generated so much controversy all through the week. It was certainly a prelude to the unfolding tragic saga of the most outlandish bribery scandal in Nigeria. What made it so scandalous... Read More

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June 16, 2012

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Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Brazil

by Dele Momodu Beware of those who seek to take care of your need Lest your caretakers become your jailers” -Jim Rohn, The Treasury of Quotes Fellow Nigerians, if you grew up in my generation or much earlier, you are likely to have come across the novels of one of the best thriller writers of... Read More

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June 5, 2012

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Dele Momodu: Doing right the right way

Fellow Nigerians, what could have been a most glorious week for Nigerians, and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in particular, was botched again big time. Since 1993, when the best election ever in Nigeria was conducted on June 12, most members of the privilegentsia had refused to acknowledge the importance of that election which was clearly... Read More

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May 27, 2012

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Dele Momodu: The Oracle of Ijaw Nation

If we don’t, and this charade continues unchallenged, we can say good bye to our dear nation and pray that the last set of refugees would remember to switch off our generators when they eventually escape. Fellow Nigerians, let’s give a standing ovation to Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark who has just celebrated his 85th... Read More

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May 20, 2012

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“The present government has gone totally berserk”- Full text of #YNaijaInterview with Dele Momodu

This week, media mogul and former presidential aspirant was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to join us for the YNaija Friday Twitter Interview. The Ovation boss was grilled by guest interviewer, Japheth Omojuwa (@omojuwa) and gave an insight into his thoughts on the current administration, his visions for the country,and much more. Check... Read More

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May 19, 2012

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Dele Momodu: The options before Nigeria’s opposition parties

Actions and reactions are always equal and opposite” -Third Law of Motion, Isaac Newton Fellow Nigerians, please let’s start our weekly conversation with a simple Arithmetic since my Maths is a bit suspect. The whole idea is to establish who qualifies to be called proper opposition in Nigeria. In my permutations, I’m reasonably assured that... Read More

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April 29, 2012

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Dele Momodu: Waiting for that Good Nigerian

Terrorism survives on propaganda and its main propeller is the media. The attack on the Nigerian media two days ago was therefore a tactical error. Fellow Nigerians, it is with ultimate sadness that I write to you barely 48 hours after the Thisday offices were mercilessly shattered by bombs in Abuja and Kaduna. Only last... Read More

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April 18, 2012

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El-Darlington XaintOsas Enereba: Dele Momodu is a business man; not an advocate for change

If you are a faithful member of the Twitter family (a dysfunctional union, at best) and you follow most of our indigenous twitter bigwigs, you must have been privy to what this article is all about. Unlike some of our writers, and of course, pastors, I will go straight to the point without boring you with endless... Read More

“Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dele Momodu, Ibori, japheth omojuwa, opinion

March 30, 2012

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Have government critics outlived their usefulness?

by Gabriel Ola For there to be change in Nigeria, there must be a revolution. If we won’t have a bloody revolution, then we must have the revolution of the mind This week has seen debate by several writers over the subject of young people joining political parties, especially the People’s Democratic Party. Far from... Read More

Dele Momodu, el rufai, omojuwa, tolu ogunlesi, toyosi akerele

March 27, 2012

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Mercy Abang: It is cool to be called an activist, but not cool to join a political party? Give me a break

by Mercy Abang If you ask me I will tell you that politics is the most successful business in Nigeria today. Everything else takes backseat because politicians make sure they bring politics into everything we do. But will this stop anytime soon? One thing must be made clear to the young generation, a ‘’siddon look’’... Read More

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Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria (Part IV)

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria

Dele Momodu: The lessons we should learn from India and China

Dele Momodu hits Pini Jason hard: “Teacher don’t teach me nonsense”

Rejoinder to Sanusi piece: “Reading Dele Momodu is like watching a poor quality film”

Dele Momodu: The bully called Sanusi

Dele Momodu: “Extreme loyalty”, hatred of politics and 8 other lessons you should learn from Mike Adenuga

Dele Momodu: A word for the Nigerian opposition

Dele Momodu: A president under fire

Dele Momodu: My Dream Ideas For Nigeria

Dele Momodu: My dream team for Nigeria II

Dele Momodu: My dream team for Nigeria

Dele Momodu: An epitaph for President Atta Mills

Dele Momodu: The day Abiola died

Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Nigeria

Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Brazil

Dele Momodu: Doing right the right way

Dele Momodu: The Oracle of Ijaw Nation

“The present government has gone totally berserk”- Full text of #YNaijaInterview with Dele Momodu

Dele Momodu: The options before Nigeria’s opposition parties

Dele Momodu: Waiting for that Good Nigerian

Dele Momodu: In search of ‘Shock Therapy’

El-Darlington XaintOsas Enereba: Dele Momodu is a business man; not an advocate for change

Have government critics outlived their usefulness?

Mercy Abang: It is cool to be called an activist, but not cool to join a political party? Give me a break

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