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

Dangling the Poisoned Carrot of an Ibadan State

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Nigeria Election 2015! There have always been some asinine, farcical and insincere features to the politicking and electioneering in Nigeria, even long before the...
Nigeria Matters

An Imaginary Encounter with the President

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ME: Sir, thank you for taking time to grant me this exclusive interview. I am grateful Sir. Mr PREZ: You’re welcome, my brother. ME: My first...
Nigeria Matters

A Virulent Form of Absurdity: When Society and Politics go Insane

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"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." —Groucho Marx "Politics, noun: A strife...
Nigeria Matters

A Problem with the Truth: Of Certificates and No Certificates

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I am a bit lost, in fact more than lost. I am aghast at the inanity and lack of decorum being spread around by...
Nigeria Matters

An Irritating Apologue – Ibadan People Do Not “Serve” the Same Leader Twice

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I always take exception and umbrage at hearing that slogan “Ibadan ki sin eniyan le’meji......". (Ibadan people do not serve the same leader twice)....
Nigeria Matters

The Buhari Re-Emergence and some Implications for Nigeria

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Shortly after the coup of December 1983 in Nigeria, in which the seemingly no-nonsense duo of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Babatunde Idiagbon took...
Nigeria Matters

From Execu-thieves to Law-breakers – A Tale of Greed, Egotism and Corruption

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It always comes down to this. How selfish, greedy and insensitive can some of these our rulers be? They are parasites feeding fat on...
Business & Economy

Nigeria 2015: Are We Broke, Getting Broke or Going For Broke?

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The news going round is that Nigeria is broke. I, for one, do not believe that fallacy. However, if the treasury is indeed empty...
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