A Space at the Mortuary...By Olusegun Adeniyi.
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 00:38
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If there is any development that depicts the state of affairs in our country today, it is what happened last week following the coordinated attacks by Boko Haram on police, army and prison formations in Bama, Borno State. As it is now well documented, Boko Haram gunmen had attacked the two police barracks, the army barracks, the main
Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and N1.5 Trillion
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- Published on Thursday, 09 May 2013 23:13
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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts last week revealed how the Federal Government under President Olusegun Obasanjo; his successor, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and current President Goodluck Jonathan grossly abused public funds from some Special Funds Accounts to the tune of over a trillion Naira. Certain
The Hobson’s Choice by Olusegun Adeniyi
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- Published on Thursday, 11 April 2013 22:33
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"Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.’ That statement was made by a fictional President of the United States in Frederick Forsyth’s novel, “The Devil’s Alternative” which explores the dilemma that leaders most often confront whenever they have to take decisions based on choices that are not necessarily palatable. I have
The Vindication of Vincent Azie
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 15:18
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On February 10, 2003, Mr Vincent Azie, then acting Auditor-General of the Federation was sacked by President Olusegun Obasanjo. The controversial decision was predicated on the damning 2001 audit report Azie authored which incriminated the three arms of government. Then Finance Minister, Alhaji Adamu Ciroma, accused Azie of
Message from Kenyan Chimpanzees
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- Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 09:39
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If you have not heard the name Mohamed Warsama before, it only means that you have not yet been playing in the big league of the Nigerian internet community. For the uninitiated, Warsama is a Kenyan who has managed to wangle his way into several Nigerian blogs and listserv, especially those operated by our compatriots in the
I simply kept quiet whenever I wasn’t convinced of a presidential decision – Segun Adeniyi
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 17:24
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Olusegun Adeniyi was the Special Adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua on Media and Communication and currently the Editorial Board Chairman of Thisday newspaper. In this interview with Suraj Oyewale, JARUSHUB editor, he reflects on his time as the image maker for the late president, his career as a journalist and other
Chinua Achebe's Parting Shot by Olusegun Adeniyi
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- Published on Thursday, 28 March 2013 09:59
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Nigerians have become so adept at graveyard orations that whenever any important personality dies, everybody would be scrambling to find the right adjectives with which to express their condolences. And it doesn’t matter that they may have spent their lifetime attacking the deceased or what such a person stood for. But ever so
Endgame in Massachusetts, by Olusegun Adeniyi
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 12:24
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"Until further notice, we will suspend all meetings related to the reunion. I will be back in touch later this morning. Please stay safe.” By the time that mail came in from Dr. Kathleen Molony at exactly 7am last Friday, I was already by the television, watching the unfolding drama. About 30 minutes earlier, an announcement had
Of Nigeria’s Oil Barons and PIB - by Olusegun Adeniyi
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- Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 08:19
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Statistics, according to Aaron Levenstein, are like a woman’s bikini bathing suit. While what they reveal is usually suggestive and interesting, what they conceal is even much more vital. That perhaps is the only way to explain the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) debate last week in the Red Chambers, which led some Senators into bandying all
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Does The Market Still Matter?
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- Published on Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:33
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FLASHBACK April 26, 2001: The Nigerian Stock(fish) Market -- Understanding the workings of the Nigerian economy is like trying to read a doctor’s prescription. It is never an easy task. That explains why when I see two or more “experts” arguing about movement of share capital, “bullish runs” and all that, I try as much as possible to keep my
The Politics of a Certificate- by Olusegun Adeniyi
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 01:16
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Sometime in 2002, I was in my office as editor of the Sunday edition of THISDAY when some officials of the Abia State Government walked in with a photograph they said was exclusive to my paper. It was then Governor Orji Uzor Kalu in a classroom among other students of Abia State University (ABSU). He was said to be sitting for an
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