Adewale Dada

Adewale was born in Northern Nigeria to a Yoruba man and an Igbo woman, and as such considers himself a 'complete' Nigerian. His articles articulate the futility of tribal dichotomy, examining issues from a Nigerian perspective and training a critical eye on anomalies in governance. Adewale is an advocate for strategic foreign, economic and investment policies that strengthen Nigeria and Nigerians.
Africa

An Unfolding Political Apocalypse

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America has lost its prized ability of balancing diplomacy with military toughness. Slowly and surely, the walls of isolationism have been brought down but it seems that the US is stuck in some sort of rut where it cannot engage the rest of the world...

Nigeria Matters

This Animal called Power

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The same Obasanjo who fell victim to Abacha’s grandiose plans for a life-long presidency is playing the same song all over again. This time his victims would be the innocence of a nascent democracy, the economic viability of the bleeding Niger-Delta and the blood of thousands of Nigerians...
Arts & Books

Remembering Ray…Again

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From the rural south, Ray Charles conquered the stigma of blindness, racism, drugs and an insatiable thirst for female companionship to become the father of modern soul music...
Nigeria Matters

Reinventing Education In Nigeria

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Anyone who still wonders why America is regarded as the most powerful nation in the world should visit an average university campus in God’s own country...
Nigeria Matters

Attitudinal Change For National Development

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It is true that the developed nations have better standards of living, which may cause many Nigerians to emigrate in search of greener pastures; but all Nigerians must realize that our commitment to the success of the Nigerian project would create a ‘greener’ Nigeria, which would cause others to come to bask in our ‘locally-made’ prosperity...
Introspective

Getting It Right

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Our lives represent the greatest project of destiny, and if you must become who you desire to be, you must embark on a program of preparation to prevent frustration tomorrow…
Nigeria Matters

Your 20 Naira Or Your Life?

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I want to ask the men and women that stroll along the corridors of power in the various tiers of government, just one question: Are you all blind? I am perplexed that no individual in the National Assembly has made the reformation of the Nigerian Police Force his or her sole legislative objective…
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