[Address delivered on 26thApril 2021 as Guest of Honour At the 19th Conferment of Fellowship by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria] By Bashorun J.K. Randle It was Professor Paul Collier of Oxford University who first alerted us to the sheer scale of financial indiscipline (or leakages) in Nigeria. According to him amounts traced … Read more
[Address delivered on 26thApril 2021 as Guest of Honour At the 19th Conferment of Fellowship By the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria] By Bashorun J.K. Randle At the 50th Annual Conference of our Institute held in Abuja from 5th to 9th April, 2021 I was literally ambushed by several professional colleagues who were mostly … Read more
The day commenced with the flashing of the television station’s mission statement over and over again. It was in English (with American translation !!): “We beam the light on dark places”. Anyway, what followed were early morning prayers, meditation, yoga, aerobics and diet tips for those who are victims of “underlying issues” such as diabetes, … Read more
Alhaji Saro was no doubt an astute businessman. However, beyond that he was a great man whose kindness, humility and generosity overshadowed and even surpassed his business acumen. He achieved success early and way back in the 1980’s he was the second-largest importer of sugar into Nigeria. When the terrain became too hostile, he diversified … Read more
By Bashorun J.K. Randle Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America has been unrelenting in his efforts to ingratiate himself with the retired Partners of KPMG (who are still awaiting their gratuity and pension) the promoters of Resilience Television which is the brain-child of John Cleese and Baron Sacha, regardless of the … Read more
– By Bashorun J.K. Randle The United Nations has been overwhelmed with complaints that Nigeria is fast becoming a police state which is somehow incongruous with the self-evident and glaring insecurity all over our beloved nation. The current Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres who is a seasoned politician (he was formerly the Prime … Read more
It was with considerable glee that John Cleese and Sacha Baron Cohen announced the scoop of the century by Resilience Television. With bated breath, they announced that they had in their possession a video tape of the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump declaring that he had set up a Task Force … Read more
ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE LEKKI CHAPTER OF SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ON 13TH DECEMBER 2020 By – Bashorun J.K. Randle It is in trying times such as now when we are overwhelmed by the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to dire economic circumstances as well as political uncertainties of our beloved … Read more
On Thursday 29th October 2020 “prominent citizens of Lagos State” assembled at Eko Club, Surulere, Lagos for what was described as a family meeting. It clashed with a public holiday [Eid El Malud]. Nevertheless, after seven hours of serious and frank deliberations, we adjourned proceedings on the understanding that the item on which we concluded … Read more
Dealing with Lagosians (and other Nigerians) in the diaspora after the shooting of unarmed peaceful protesters on 20th October 2020 has been a traumatic experience. The recurring decimal has been why Lagos and why Lekki Tollgate in particular? The truth of the matter is that we have an obligation to substitute the big picture with … Read more
I was 13 years old in 1957, in the first form [Form 1] at King’s College, Lagos when twenty-six-year-old Major Norman John Miners arrived along with Mr. Tim Doust. Not only was Mr. Miners twice my age, his reputation had preceded him. He was introduced as a ‘scholar’ – which he undoubtedly was, having bagged … Read more
It took Resilience Television entirely by surprise that what both John Cleese and Sacha Baron Cohen had dismissed as a matter of little significance had degenerated into a major controversy which had developed a life of its own. It had to do with the station’s aversion to airing any COVID-19 virus reports so that its … Read more
John Cleese and Sacha Baron Cohen have been truly amazing. They came up with the brilliant idea of devoting a whole day to extoling the virtues and superlative achievements of women in various fields of human endeavour – as a counterpoise or complement to “ME TOO”. It has been a roaring success on Resilience Television … Read more
On Tuesday 28th July 2020, it will be time for the annual Thanksgiving and Memorial Service for late Chief Joseph Koshoniola Randle, MBE; MVO, who was born in Lagos on 28th July 1909. If he was alive we would have been celebrating his 111th (one hundred and eleventh) birthday. 111 is a magical number but … Read more
Let me begin by thanking the President, Chief Adeniyi Lasaki and members of the Abeokuta Club for inviting me to deliver the 2017 Chief Sobo Sowemimo S.A.N Annual Lecture today 6th August, 2017. Many are no doubt entitled to wonder what entitles me to such a rare honour. Be that as it may, many more … Read more
CNN; SKY; AL Jazeera; BBC; NBC; Netflix, and the other major global news channels have a new rival – RESILIENCE TV. Its “USP” [Unique Selling Proposition] is that it does not repeat any news item and no streaming either. If you miss an item, its gone forever. No Breaking News either for that matter. The … Read more
CNN; SKY; AL Jazeera; BBC; NBC; Netflix, and the other major global news channels have a new rival – RESILIENCE TV. Its “USP” [Unique Selling Proposition] is that it does not repeat any news item and no streaming either. If you miss an item, its gone forever. No Breaking News either for that matter. The … Read more
About thirty years ago at the Metropolitan Club, Kofo Abayomi Street (named after Kole’s father, Sir (Dr.) Chief Kofo Adekunle Abayomi) on Victoria Island, Lagos the hugely cerebral artist (Sculptor and Painter) Professor Ben Enwonwu pulled me aside just before the weekly Tuesday lunch to conspiratorially whisper as he surveyed the empty tables which would … Read more
………….Giving and Misgivings Satisfying Your Social Conscience Through Impactful Giving Address delivered by – By Bashorun J.K. Randle at the just concluded Rotary Foundation Dinner/Dance at the MUSON Centre, Marina, Lagos. Let me start by commending Rotarians for their unique and monumental contribution to the moulding of character and institutionalisation of ethics together with integrity … Read more
On 25th January, 2020 Admiral Patrick Seubo Koshoni former Chief of Naval Staff (October 1986 to January 1990) and Minister of Health (1983 – 1985) was given the last order by the Almighty. Being a devout Catholic, Seubo promptly saluted and complied with the order of the omnipotent Commander-In-Chief. Indeed, the Supreme Commander will not … Read more