Femi Olawole

Femi Olawole is resident in Delaware, United States. Security consultant, author, poet and columnist, Olawole is a man of many parts. He considers himself privileged to contribute essays to journals, newspapers and websites around the world. He has also had poems published in anthologies.
Nigeria Matters

Oduduwa: A Rejoinder To Chukwu Eke

Femi Olawole -
Just as the lawless barbarians of old constituted themselves as a nuisance to the civilized Roman people, so also did these Igbo...
Nigeria Matters

Emergency Rule In Plateau State – A Postmortem

Femi Olawole -
In spite of the attendant noises in the wake of the emergency declaration, it’s important that we remind ourselves of some salient matters arising...
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The Epistle According To Umar – Qui Bono?

Femi Olawole -
How many retired Colonels are so rich and powerful enough to have their tender toes stepped upon by the nation’s president? And how many of them could be diagnosed with a savior mentality?
Nigeria Matters

The Orwellian Activists In Our Midst

Femi Olawole -
Nigeria is like George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” where some few “smart” individuals will take advantage of the conditions and emotions of an impoverished people to feather their own nests...
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The Tottering National Conference

Femi Olawole -
A rabid, malignant cancer of tribalism has eaten deeply into our national psyche so much that all mental and physical actions of almost every Nigerian are dictated by personal and sectional interests...
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2007 And The People’s Rights

Femi Olawole -
Almost every Nigerian of voting age is aware of the atrocities committed by the various military leaders who had unleashed their autocratic reigns on our nation in the past. IBB was just one of them and it will be unfair to single him out for "punishment"...
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Lessons from Kwara State

Femi Olawole -
One has often wondered when individual Nigerians would begin to ask themselves questions such as “what can I do?” or “what can we do?” to solve the nation’s myriad of problems and realize its great potentials...
Life Abroad

American Blues, Globalisation And The Fate Of Nigerians In The Diaspora

Femi Olawole -
The hitherto lucrative white-collar jobs in the U.S. are not only fast becoming endangered species but also are fast becoming nonexistent. What does all these portend for those Nigerians who have shipped their families here in the hope of pursuing an American dream for their children?
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