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 VI
In which our hero discovers that too much virtual gin can lead to nostalgic paralysis
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog V
In which your hero ponders the connection between Louis Armstrong and a few pints in the Old Isleworthians Clubhouse
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog IV
“W6, Old Boy, well I say, that’s not Chswick!”
Chiswick Confined – My Corona Blog III
In which I consider the differing cultural responses to Covid-19 in my favourite spots of London, Lagos and La Herradura
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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