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.
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog XI
Well, they say every picture tells a story so I thought to myself, ‘just use your loaf’!
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog X
In which our Hero remembers that the Devonshire Road so beloved for Cappuccino’s today was once a place when a lad from Hounslow feared to tread for fear of a good kicking.
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog IX
Yes, it’s a bit of a lazy one today because i am working on a longer post for the weekend’s reading but I do call out my Local Hero of the week and share a few local photos.
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog VII
The wind whipped icy spears of rain upon the intrepid traveller as he sought the source of the bacon sandwich – no puns intended.
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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