Akintokunbo A Adejumo

Akintokunbo Adejumo, a social and political commentator on Nigerian issues, lives and works in London, UK. He is a graduate of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (1979) and University of Manitoba, Canada (1985). He also writes on topical issues for iNigerian.com and other newspapers and internet media including Nigeriaworld, Nigeria Today Online, Washington Nigerian Times, Wise News Today, etc.
Nigeria Matters

Ibori – Divine Retribution And Punishment For Hubris

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Over the decades - and these are many decades - opportunities to progress, develop and turn Nigeria into one of the world’s most developed countries were, and are still being, frittered away and lost by clueless, insensitive, greedy, selfish, insidious, invidious, conscienceless and murderous rulers...
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Concerning Opportunity To Serve and Opportunism for Disservice

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I believe there is no greater purpose in living than to serve others and, if you are religious, our God. It only becomes a feared routine or burden when we do it reluctantly, or even for selfish reasons...
Nigeria Matters

So What Next…After The Mother Of All Protests?

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Nobody has a monopoly of knowledge or opinions. We all have to learn from each other, and believe me; I have learnt a lot from my countrymen and women in the past two weeks of the oil subsidy removal imbroglio...
Nigeria Matters

Fuel Subsidy Removal: Fraud, Deception, Corruption or Good-intentioned?

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The removal of "Oil Subsidy" is actually a way of punishing Nigerians for the failure of an inept government to effectively fight corruption, not only in the oil industry, but in the country as a whole...
Nigeria Matters

That EFCC vs Joe Musa and others Court Saga: Questions Need Asking

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Our civic hygiene will not be cleansed and respect for the rule of law will not be sustained until our judicial system are forced to respect others' time and abide by timetables just as ordinary citizens must...
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The Problems and Challenges of Insecurity in Nigeria

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What every Nigerian should be doing is asking and demanding answers on what has been done so far since October 1st, 2010 Independence Day Twin Bombing in Abuja FCT. Not to mention numerous bombings in Maiduguri, Bauchi and Adamawa...
Nigeria Matters

The Death Of A Nigerian Icon – The Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu

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When we look back and forward to the present day Nigeria and how it is being run to the ground by the corrupt, hypocritical, religious and tribal fanatics, then perhaps it is time we started looking at Dim Ojukwu in a new light...
Nigeria Matters

Thoughts On Nigeria’s Population Explosion and Infrastructure Investment

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One thing that is certain as day and night is that our leaders are not concerned about the future; never concerned about the future of their country and people. They are more concerned about NOW; about what goes into their pocket NOW...
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