Category: Politics
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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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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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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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