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Tokunbo Awoshakin

Tokunbo Awoshakin

Tokunbo is a widely traveled journalist and public affairs commentator. The pioneer Washington, D.C. bureau Chief of Thisday and The Anchor Newspapers, Awoshakin uses his cross-sectional experience in media, education and communication to address the issues of community participation in policy making and the political and civil empowerment of minorities and minority organizations. He holds a combined degree in English and Education from the University of Lagos. He also holds an MA in Security, Conflict resolution and International Development and post-graduate certifications in journalism , organizational communication and computer applications. He is a Katherine W.Fanning Fellow in International Journalism and Democracy and a research contractor with the Kettering Foundation. Tokunbo is a journalist trainer, and trained mediator.

  • Nigeria Delta Crisis and United States’ Energy Crisis

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin April 10, 2007
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Bush’s measures might not make much of a dent in oil imports.With the crisis in Venezuela, the war in Iraq and the limitations put on the capacity of OPEC to …

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  • Obasanjo, 3rd Term And The Future Of Democracy In Nigeria

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin March 7, 2006
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Since the Nigerian president and those campaigning for his self-succession plans have so far not made genuine efforts to explore the concerns of the citizens, the survival of Democracy in …

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  • Obasanjo, 3rd Term And The Future Of Democracy In Nigeria

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin March 7, 2006
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Since the Nigerian president and those campaigning for his self-succession plans have so far not made genuine efforts to explore the concerns of the citizens, the survival of Democracy in …

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  • George Bush And African Immigrants: What’s The Deal?

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin December 13, 2004
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    It seems imperative that immigrants in this country, especially those of us from Africa, should begin to ask questions about our stake and welfare in this America where we live, …

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  • Honor In Nigeria: Between Obasanjo And Achebe

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin October 27, 2004
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    When a government chooses which section of the law to respect; routinely violates the Constitution and court rulings, is that government not slapping the people in the face?

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  • Rise Of Illiberal Democracy In Nigeria

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin October 21, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    The democratic practice that has become popular in Nigeria is one in which our elected government who claim to represent the people steadily encroach on the powers and rights of …

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  • Media, Politics and Deliberative Process in Nigeria

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin September 24, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Over the years, Nigerian political parties and parliaments have sometimes proved to be the most discredited institutions, with low levels of trust from the electorates…

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  • Lost And Found Across The Atlantic

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin July 9, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    From Barcelona through Brussels and London, to New York, Washington D.C. and beyond Tokunbo Awoshakin paints a portrait of how Africans from different backgrounds arrive, struggle, fail or succeed in …

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  • Between Obasanjo And Democracy

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin May 1, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    If election figures emerged from areas where some people did not exercise their franchise, the certificate given by INEC to Obasanjo is flawed…

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  • Iraqi War And The News Media

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin March 29, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Is the news media serving to inform the public or helping to manufacture the people’s consent to the war?

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  • Nigerian Democracy And Kleptocracy

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin March 14, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    It is easier to say General Sani Abacha was an honest man than it is to say that president Obasanjo is not corrupt…

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  • Whither Nigeria On Iraq?

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin February 17, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    An anti US-Iraq war protest that was to be organised in Abuja a fortnight ago was reportedly quashed by security operatives…

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  • Nigerian Elections: Some Early Warnings

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin February 8, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Bomb warehouse in central Lagos, truckload of arms and ammunition in Jos, political violence in Nigeria has tripled as the election draws nearer, what could be going on?

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  • Obasanjo’s Hubris, Buhari’s Dilemma

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin January 15, 2003
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Buhari has reportedly told his Arewa brothers that his government will ensure that sharia gets the kind of recognition "it deserves" when he comes into power. The question is, how …

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  • Sharia, Violence And Nigerian Politics

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin December 23, 2002
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Successive Nigerian governments are becoming weaker. Control of the economy is coming into the hands of transnational businesses. Soon, private groups will assume the legitimacy of the Nigerian state…

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  • Prospects And Challenges Of Wiring Nigeria For Development (2)

    by Tokunbo Awoshakin December 1, 2002
    by Tokunbo Awoshakin

    Of what use is Internet access in a village without water? What use is half a gigabyte of RAM when the people need food? How will digital technology be available …

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