Category: Journalist
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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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OWNERS OF NIGERIA I
(first published in August 22, 2004) By Oluwaseyi Oduyela After the 419 Gubernatorial and Presidential elections last year (by 419 I mean April 19, which coincidentally also means Advanced Fee Fraud, and that was exactly what the election was), Chief Bisi Akande, former Governor of Osun State, the man adjudged as one of, if not…
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The Consistent Inconsistencies of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State
The Consistent Inconsistencies of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State By Oluwaseyi Oduyela In early 2002 when I started to see Mr. Ibikunle Amosun’s billboards in Ogun State, I thought the man was going to unseat Chief Segun Osoba, but his interest was not the Governor’s seat but the Senate. One can say that he…
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Nigerian Politicians and their Spoilt-Brat Abroad
My visit to Canada on Sunday was another eye-opener. It was impromptu and it yielded result. I remember that in the early 80s during the Shehu Shagari era, most NPN – National Party of Nigeria, members were buying houses in the most expensive places in UK buying mose exprensive cars with registration numbers as NPN…
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