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.
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The Corruption and Evil of Employment Scams in Nigeria

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This article has been written in sad response to two recent “employment advertisement” scandals that have involved (or, rather, been repudiated) by the Federal...
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The Folly and Vanity of Social Media “Friendship”

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“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” This quote is attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who wrote extensively...
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The Revelations of the Damned!

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"Unemployment, underdevelopment and poverty everywhere in the land. Our people are living like animals; we cannot even rear our children” – Source Unknown. “Quite frankly,...
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The Need for Holistic and Altruistic Approaches to IGR and Taxation in Nigeria

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This is not an academic or professional article about what IGR or taxes are. We already know what they are and the role they...
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A People’s Aversion to the Truth is their Undoing

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"There is not a truth existing which I fear or wish unknown to the whole world." - Thomas Jefferson “When it comes to the truth,...
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Kudos to the Nigeria Police Force!

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This might prove to be the foundation for a new, effective and efficient policing system in Nigeria. We will get there one day. It...
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Do Bad Things Really Happen to Bad People?

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I've always liked this Somerset Maugham quote: "I do not believe myself to be a vindictive man; but when the immortal gods take a...
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NNPC Appointments: Much Ado about a Conflict of Interest

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I was as usual browsing the noted and respected Sahara Reporters website when I came across a Petition/Press Release by a group named Civil...
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