Lai Labode is a business logic expert with a very extensive knowledge of the African emerging markets. He is a mobile finance expert and a serial innovator who has pioneered and developed many winning business models especially across multiple industries in the field of mobile finance. He founded and was the CEO of Salt & Einstein... Read More

Opinion: The compulsive critic and the great leader

by Lai Labode While visionary leadership is not a promise of perfection, its inevitable shortcomings are judged with a malicious eye for the worst by the compulsive critics. Since the world is a great lover of great tales of success and failure, its ears are ever ready for all colors of lies, truth, rumors, misfortune... Read More

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December 26, 2013

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Lai Labode: How President Jonathan will win in 2015

by Lai Labode It is indeed most uncharitable to say President Jonathan’s administration has done nothing . I find some of the APC denials of the successes of this government incomprehensible especially when it is coming from some people who are supposed to be very learned , sophisticated and supposedly on a very high morally... Read More

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December 18, 2013

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Lai Labode: Iyabo Obasanjo purported letter – Spare us please …… (If Iyabo truly wrote this letter)

by Lai Labode Nigeria truly deserves better than these nonsensical letter written by a privileged disgruntled daughter of a man whose place in history is secured in the good , the bad and ugly sides of our history . I sympathize with younger Obasanjo’s that are at the receiving end of the internal family failures... Read More

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July 24, 2013

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Opinion: Child marriage – Illegal ticket for carnal knowledge of a minor

by Lai Labode We must ask ourselves and our legislators if a child can legally give consent to marriage or sex… CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of a girl child is an expression of perversion. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of a girl child is violent robbery of her youth. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of a girl child is mindless rape. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of... Read More

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April 12, 2013

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Lai Labode: Corruption is NOT Nigeria’s biggest problem (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode The Nigerian character is a cacophony of conflicting flavors of genuine warmth, dangerous spontaneity, gapping brilliance, shocking ignorance, culture deep corruption and compulsive religiousity. – Lai Labode Nigeria is a land of many untapped opportunities like America in the 1800s except for its unfortunate and very troubling ability to consistently celebrate mediocrity... Read More

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March 15, 2013

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Lai Labode: Letter to Nigerian youth – A new time is coming (Y! Politico)

Now is the time to lift ours country from the depth of cynicism, mediocrity and despair. It is time to close the doors of shame, want and smallness of thoughts. Dear Nigerian Youth, I hope this letter meets you well. There is one very powerful fact that many of us don’t seem to give much... Read More

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February 1, 2013

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Lai Labode: A political party for Nigeria Youth: Good, bad, or ugly idea? (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode While we cannot and will never be able to divorce politics from money, the use of money in our political field is predominantly negative, deceiving and morally devious. “While we pursue our vision for Nigeria within the PDP under the PDP Youth Circuit, I cannot but see the possibilities that are there... Read More

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January 18, 2013

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Lai Labode: Nigeria: Is violent revolution the way to go? (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode “Democracy only rules according to the choices we make or accept as a people.” – Lai Labode Too many Nigerian youths out of frustration with the Nigerian government or leadership in general have called for violent revolution. While the motive may be very great , most people have never given the implications... Read More

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January 11, 2013

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Lai Labode: Participate, stop complaining (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode “The future of every nation is written many years earlier in the hearts of its youth.” – Lai Labode I became the Chairman of the PDP Youth Circuit after a difficult but successful merger with the League of Young Democrats led by Chief Raymond Dokpesi jnr, a true patriot who later became... Read More

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December 22, 2012

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Demola Rewaju: Wanted: Youth solutions that don’t involve government

by Demola Rewaju …if Obasanjo’s third term agenda had worked; by now, we’ll have seen greater developments as he’ll be more powerful by longevity than any of his successor… On a radio program interview few months ago, I was asked if I think the youths of this country are ready to take over leadership at... Read More

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Opinion: The compulsive critic and the great leader

Lai Labode: How President Jonathan will win in 2015

Lai Labode: Iyabo Obasanjo purported letter – Spare us please …… (If Iyabo truly wrote this letter)

Opinion: Child marriage – Illegal ticket for carnal knowledge of a minor

Lai Labode: Corruption is NOT Nigeria’s biggest problem (Y! Politico)

Lai Labode: Letter to Nigerian youth – A new time is coming (Y! Politico)

Lai Labode: A political party for Nigeria Youth: Good, bad, or ugly idea? (Y! Politico)

Lai Labode: Nigeria: Is violent revolution the way to go? (Y! Politico)

Lai Labode: Participate, stop complaining (Y! Politico)

Demola Rewaju: Wanted: Youth solutions that don’t involve government

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