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  • Deconstructing Obama’s ‘Bow’ to the King of Saudi Arabia

    by Sheyi Oriade April 14, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Was President Obama’s manner of greeting to the King of Saudi Arabia really a bow? And if it was; was it really demeaning or subservient? And in the light of the current global economic climate, which has affected America rather drastically, more than most other nations, does it really matter?

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  • Is Col. Abubakar Umar A Dark Horse For Aso Rock in 2011? – Part 2

    by Sheyi Oriade April 3, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Although much of Colonel Umar’s time since his departure from the armed forces has been spent in the company of ostriches, he has not shown any signs of mimicking their innate disposition of digging their heads in the sand…

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  • Is Col. Abubakar Umar A Dark Horse For Aso Rock in 2011?

    by Sheyi Oriade April 1, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    On a balance of political probabilities, it would not seem too farfetched, I think, to postulate that come May 2011, there may very well be a different Helmsman at the rudder of controls of our national Ship of State…

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  • Hon. Pat Obahiagbon: A Verbal Contortionist and Bombastic Patriot

    by Sheyi Oriade March 5, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Representative Pat Obahiagbon has much to say and a very interesting way of saying that which he has to say. He is in love with words…

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  • Thank God Obama is Not of Nigerian Origin

    by Sheyi Oriade February 26, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Look there is no need to argue with the Yoruba man or Igbo man on this matter. They are both wrong and ignorant. It is clear that Obama is one of us, for his true names are Al-Baraka Hussein…

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  • Remembering General Murtala Muhammed

    by Sheyi Oriade February 13, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Today, exactly to the day, thirty-three years ago, Nigerians woke up to the sounds of martial music and the inebriated voice of a Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka of the Nigerian Army on Radio Nigeria…

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  • OBJ IBB: For the Love of the Game and Power

    by Sheyi Oriade February 13, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    In some ways it is not strange, that those who become accustomed to operating at the centre of the circles of power, invariably develop a sense of entitlement and an insatiable appetite for power, leaving them devoid of any other purpose in life…

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  • Superb Serena Stuns Safina

    by Sheyi Oriade January 31, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Serena, even though you elected not to vote in the elections that saw electoral history made in America last November, I am certain that your numerous admirers will continue to cast their votes of support in your favour as you continue your sporting career… 

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  • Prof. Iwu, INEC and the 2011 Elections

    by Sheyi Oriade January 29, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Professor Iwu and his Electoral Commissioners must realise that they have only a limited window of opportunity within which to address, some or all of the serious failings which characterised the 2007 general elections…

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  • President Obama: ‘Yes You Can’ Make a Difference

    by Sheyi Oriade January 19, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    It is difficult to imagine the sort of emotions going through Barack Obama’s psyche at this time. Without a doubt he must feel waves of excitement and exhilaration, effusive emotions, which are perhaps only tempered by a competing sense of apprehension…

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  • ‘Ghana Must Go’ … Oh No…Ghana Must Come and Teach Us!

    by Sheyi Oriade January 5, 2009
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Perhaps the time has also come for us to stop calling those carrier bags by the derogatory term ‘Ghana Must Go’; rather it seems more appropriate to call them ‘Corruption Must Go’ in view of their illicit use by some of our corrupt politicians…

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  • At Daggers Drawn: Progressive Mallams Conservative Alhajis

    by Sheyi Oriade December 31, 2008
    by Sheyi Oriade

    In Mallam Ribadu’s calendric experience, December, rather than April, has to be the cruellest month…

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  • Chief Gani Fawehinmi and a Devalued Honours System

    by Sheyi Oriade December 22, 2008
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Considering the depths to which the institution of government in Nigeria has sunk and the reputational damage suffered as a consequence of its descent, it does seem strange that our governments continue to place great value on their stock of national honours…

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  • Of Supreme Courts and Electoral Outcomes

    by Sheyi Oriade December 16, 2008
    by Sheyi Oriade

    In choosing to retain the status quo, by keeping in office a president, albeit one devoid of the public acclaim of the Nigerian people, the Supreme Court appears to have settled upon the best possible outcome out of a number of ‘worse case’ scenarios…

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  • Has Gen. Obasanjo Got His Eyes on the Nobel Peace Prize?

    by Sheyi Oriade December 9, 2008
    by Sheyi Oriade

    Since Obasanjo’s final departure from high office, things seem to have changed for him and in a manner not to his liking…

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  • Any Hope for a Black British Prime Minister?

    by Sheyi Oriade November 24, 2008
    by Sheyi Oriade

    It is easy to imagine the discomfort suffered by many in Britain following Barack Obama’s historic victory who had to endure a debate in the national media, about the prospects of such a replication in Britain…

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