Never Quite An Insider.
A Nigerian memoir.
Twenty years of running multiple businesses in Nigeria qualifies me to write an instructive memoir. Indeed, having blown the whistle on corruption in one multi-national, faced two years of threats and intimidation in the ‘wild east’ of Aba and then sought to change the course of one of Nigeria’s highest profile corporates, I believe I have insights that have value. Throw in some humour and a willingness to tackle controversial subjects and I present you with an unusual account of this misunderstood society and my love affair with it.
Easter in Ireland 2026 #17 – Listowel & John B Keane’s (Pt2)
As I walked in Phil was at the bar with two elegant ladies drinking red wine. Before I was a few steps in Phil said to her guests, ‘let me introduce you to this nice young man, Keith.” Apart from the frisson of pleasure at being called young, it was lovely that she...
Easter in Ireland 2026 #16 – Listowel & Ballybunion & John B Keane’s (Pt1)
Now, before we get to John B Kean’s a brief excursion to Ballybunion is required. A seaside town with a beach that sits in the memory of anyone who had some part of their childhood in Noth Kerry. Just a twenty-minute local bus ride from Listowel that I am sure many...
Easter in Ireland 2026 #15 – Listowel & Ballybunion, my final places.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - John B Keane. I had not originally planned to go so deep into North Kerry but for a couple of interventions. As part of my planning, I had a coffee with Chiswick...
Easter in Ireland 2026 #14 – A sunny bus ride to Dingle & Curran’s
It was a sunny, Sunday with a dry forecast and it could not be wasted. There was a bus from Tralee at 11 that took about forty minutes to Dingle and a return around four. I tracked down the bus stop and the bus was on time. The route ran out along the canal and along...
About
Keith Richards
A book. A Column, Another book. A blog. There is too much racism, injustice, environmental damage, hypocrisy and the like out there to stay silent. So I am not going to. Because I can – and I care enough to want to.
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Outsider Inside.
Having harboured a desire to write for half a lifetime, BusinessDay gave me the opportunity with a weekly column. In 2007 these comments on Nigerian business, politics and society were collected and published. Many of them are as relevant to day as they were then.
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