Category: Journalist
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President Jonathan’s Leaderless Leadership
President Jonathan’s Leaderless Leadership By Oluwaseyi Oduyela/Washington, DC There are so many reasons why people like me appear to have been so hard on Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. His lack of charisma, ability to show a sense of leadership and initiative is crucial. The man is neither proactive nor retroactive. I have been pondering…
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The Emergence of Boko Haram: From Religious Intolerance to Religious Terrorism in Nigeria
The Emergence of Boko Haram: From Religious Intolerance to Religious Terrorism in Nigeria By Oluwaseyi Oduyela The current security challenge caused by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria is not only about the savagery of its terror operations, and its declared mission to force Islamic law on the country, but also…
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Boko Haram: Much Ado about the Indolent Representatives
Boko Haram: Much Ado about the Indolent Representatives By Oluwaseyi Oduyela I have watched and read a lot of abuses on Jonathan concerning the Boko Haram’s senseless attacks and none against members of the National Assembly-Senate and House- who receive millions in salaries. Recently, soldiers turned their guns on one of their commanders and it…
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BEFORE YOU DIE: AN OPEN APPEAL TO MR. OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
BEFORE YOU DIE: AN OPEN APPEAL TO MR. OLUSEGUN OBASANJO By Oluwaseyi Oduyela/Washignton,DC Dear Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo This is totally out for character for me to directly write to people I dislike but I think it is important to do this. I took the decision to write this open letter to you, not as a…
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THE IMMIGRATION TEST MASSACRE: A REFLECTION
THE IMMIGRATION TEST MASSACRE: A REFLECTION OLUWASEYI ODUYELA Hmmmmm… If Gani Fawehinmi were to be alive, he would have sued the government on behalf of the Immigration (BH) massacre victims. The president of has not addressed the country, the Comptroller-General has not said anything, not even public apology. Why did it take the president two…
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LETTER TO Babatunde O. Gbadamosi…….THE BITTER TRUTH…..
LETTER TO Babatunde O. Gbadamosi…….THE BITTER TRUTH….. Jaiyeola Ajasa/Jaiyeola Street Out of the ashes of corrupt politicians of the past should you emerge. Your strength should be a brand of authenticity that owes nothing to the robber barons. An outspokenness that has polish and substance. When other politicians are prone to cut and dice society,…
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YORUBA POLITICS AND AWOLOWO LEGACY: MISTAKING SOCIAL WELFARISM FOR DEMOCRACY
YORUBA POLITICS AND AWOLOWO LEGACY: MISTAKING SOCIAL WELFARISM FOR DEMOCRACY By Oluwaseyi Oduyela/Washington, DC These Yoruba politicians are funny. When Obasanjo organized his yeye Constitutional conference the Yoruba group did not organize pre-conference. They attended the circus show without a communique or some sort of dumb agenda. Now an Ijaw man without shoes is planning…
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Linking the Content and Relational Messages of APC Formation Part I
Linking the Content and Relational Messages of APC Formation Part I By Seyi Oduyela/Washington, DC I started with questions about the formation of APC and it seems President Jonathan was reading my mind he answered some of the questions with the replacement of the service chiefs today. The formation of the leaders of APC shows…
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Finding the Link between the Content and Relational messages of APC
Finding the Link between the Content and Relational messages of APC By Oluwaseyi Oduyela/Washington, DC Hmmm… People have been rushing to APC in numbers “Big” names have declared for the new machine of oppression. What is funny is that most Nigerians are buying into the potency of this new machine of looting formed by old…
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Obama, the Political Tactician-in-Chief
Obama, the Political Tactician-in-Chief Oluwaseyi Oduyela/Washington DC It is increasingly clear now that political analysts are yet to be schooled in President Obama’s political school of thought. The man, Obama, has repeatedly beaten pundits and analysts arms down with his surprises. Obama appears to be more than one step ahead of them in the game…
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