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.

The Real World Nigerians Live In

Sometimes I imagine myself as an alien; a being from outer space, visiting Earth incognito, and the first country I landed in in my...

The African and Power; Power and the African

Proverbs. 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. I am neither a...

Negative Energies and Priorities; Negative Results

Negative energy can be found almost everywhere. Negative energy is a concept used in Physics to explain the nature of certain fields, including the...

The Dilemma of Nigerian Restructuring!

APOLOGIES and ACKNOWLEDGMENT: In writing this article, I trawled through the social media seeking the comments, reactions, ideas, etc. of my people, Nigerians. I...

The Travesty of Public Appointments in Nigeria

“Prof. (Ishaq) Oloyede of JAMB has remitted 5billion to government early in August and yesterday announced another 3billion is ready to be remitted this...

Corrupt People Cannot/Do not Make Good Leaders!

This statement by the late great Madiba, Nelson Mandela, a true African son and only one of its kinds is what I consider the...

The Animal Farm: Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop!

"Nigerian leaders on Friday (28 February 2014) called on Nigerians to work harder towards ensuring the country’s unity", with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo averring that...

Much Ado About A Certificate?

I have written many times on a singularity, or perhaps we should call it a genetic aberration or bane of development and progress in...

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­Missed moments and the search for nationhood

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The Yoruba ‘Omoluabi’ Ethos And Nigeria’s Leadership

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Southwest and the power of early preparation

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El-Rufai’s Detention: Justice, Political Vendetta Or A Test Of Nigeria’s Rule Of Law?

The continuing legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor,...