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18 May

Nigerian need to stop using emotion to make decisions on national importance.

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Viewpoints

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12 Nov

CONTRADICTIONS FUELED BY IGNORANCE

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Leadership, Viewpoints

One fact I have always accepted is that if everyone on this planet were like me, this will be a boring place for us all. Hence the diversity of temperaments, likes and dislikes make the earth a more dynamic, adventurous

16 Aug

IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION!

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Leadership, Viewpoints

The key to Transformation of Lagos State I wrote a recent blog on the danger of Lagos state government speeding ahead and leaving the rest of the nation behind in progressive developments and proactive legal framework. I am a supporter

31 Mar

ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN -Value and Nature of Presidential Political Appointments and its Lessons for Nigeria.

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Leadership, Personal, Politics, Viewpoints

As President Trump is finding out, running a business (no matter how large the corporation is) is a different kettle of fish from running a democratic country. While experience of managing a large corporation gives you a lot of transferable

15 Feb

IT’S THE INTERNET STUPID…WAR AGAINST TRUTH IN NIGERIA

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Politics, Viewpoints

Any student with a basic knowledge of Research will know to treat with caution and care any information obtained from the Internet. But with the availability of mobile internet in Nigeria, there has been a major shift that many should

19 Nov

NIGERIA AND THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE AND DIVISION

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Politics, Viewpoints

What is it that makes us identify with other people as we go about our daily lives? What is the natural context for human existence and interactions? We tend to gravitate towards people who we believe are like us, even

20 Jan

BUHARI’s Danger of Mandate Misdirection

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Politics, Viewpoints

In my last post, I advised President Mohammadu Buhari (PMB) to go narrow and deep in his approach to governance. This requires him to focus on narrow areas of policy and dive deeply into them to embed irreversible change for

13 Aug

WIDE AND SHALLOW OR NARROW AND DEEP, WHICH WAY MR PRESIDENT — Strategic approach to Change and Transformation in Nigeria

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Politics, Viewpoints

The change expectations on President Buhari are now an accepted expectancy in Nigeria, but how should he approach this mammoth agenda. Nigeria is a vast and complex country with intertwined imponderables and interdependent interests and realities. But without taking the

22 Jan

TRADITIONAL NIGERIAN MEDIA SLUMBER & WITLESS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Politics, Viewpoints

One of the revelations of this presidential campaign is how emasculated and disgracefully inefficient our traditional media is in Nigeria. Online debates are more muscular and dynamic in my view. But 80% of Nigerians do not have access. In better

23 Dec

COMMON SENSE IS NOT COMMON – A NATIONAL TRAGEDY

By Dr. Charles Omole
In Politics, Viewpoints

It never cease to amaze me the lack of intellectual rigour and silliness of many Nigerians on Social Media. These people seem to think that if a story is anywhere on the Internet, then it must be true. They rely