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Bayo Olupohunda

Bayo Olupohunda

Bayo Olupohunda is an educator, writer and independent journalist whose writing interests span the arts, culture, education, social issues and development politics. He is a contributing writer for the influential Nigerian newspaper, The Guardian. He was also recently a Columnist for 234Next Newspaper in Nigeria.   His articles have been published in Major Nigerian and foreign media. Bayo has also worked in education advocacy as the Project Coordinator in Education for Goethe Institut Lagos. He currently runs an education advocacy organization and teaches Literature and Creative Writing in an international school. 

  • Yar’Adua: See What the Cabal Has Done!

    by Bayo Olupohunda May 19, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    The death of any President, a country’s number one citizen is a watershed in the life of any nation. This rare but sometimes inevitable occurrence in the life of a …

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  • Toyin Akinosho @ 50: A Personal Reflection

    by Bayo Olupohunda May 19, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    He will saunter into his own event as if he was only invited like many others in the audience. Always clutching a novel, you get the impression that he is …

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  • IBB: Letter from a Nigerian Youth

    by Bayo Olupohunda April 26, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    With due respect sir, you do not have to be in Aso Rock to make a difference that you failed to make after eight solid years in power. If anything, …

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  • Jos: A Repeat of Rwanda?

    by Bayo Olupohunda March 22, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    The United Nations, international community and the International Criminal Court (ICC) must know that Nigeria is in the midst of genocide in the proportions of Rwanda in 1994…

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  • Is the Mega Party of Nigeria Dead-on-Arrival?

    by Bayo Olupohunda March 15, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    The proposed political behemoth aptly named Mega Party of Nigeria; an attempt by political strange bed fellows to wrestle power from the vice-like grip of the People’s Democratic Party, can …

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  • Worst Fashion Mistakes Of 2009

    by Bayo Olupohunda March 8, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    A lot of overweight women in their attempt to be sexy end up squeezing themselves into clothes that are ill fitting. This was a common sight in 2009. If you …

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  • Goodluck Jonathan: A Personal Encounter

    by Bayo Olupohunda February 27, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    From the obscure position of a powerless Deputy Governor in the oil-rich Bayelsa State where he was at the shadow and mercy of the crumbs falling from the table of …

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  • Terror List: Tales of Humiliation at Foreign Airports

    by Bayo Olupohunda February 23, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    In a particular reported incident, a young Nigerian student heading to school in Ukraine was repeatedly questioned till he broke down in tears. Why? His first two names were Umar …

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  • Mutallab: A tragic Example of Poor Parenting

    by Bayo Olupohunda January 24, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    Sending young people barely old enough to tie their shoe laces away from home to an alien culture and strange environment where they are opened to all forms of associations …

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  • Yar’dua’s Absence: Tales from the Street

    by Bayo Olupohunda January 21, 2010
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    The docility of Nigerians to the affairs of this country and the President continued absence explains why information managers in Abuja can continue to spin webs upon webs of lies …

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  • A letter to President Umaru Musa Yar’dua

    by Bayo Olupohunda December 31, 2009
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    Mr. President, though we acknowledge our frailties as mortals, we have never ceased to ask why you allowed yourself to be goaded into taking this job in the first place. …

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  • The Identity Guard Commercial and Nigeria’s Image

    by Bayo Olupohunda December 21, 2009
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    What needs to be done is not the type of image laundering that is being wrongly spearheaded by our Minister of Information Professor Dora Akunyuli. The present rebranding campaign has …

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  • NLNG Literature Prize: Can This Award Be Trusted?

    by Bayo Olupohunda October 20, 2009
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    Let’s not mince words about this, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Literature Prize, since it berthed on the peripheral of our literary landscape five years ago, has always worn …

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  • A Day at the National Museum

    by Bayo Olupohunda October 16, 2009
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    I wondered why a government establishment like the National Museum of Nigeria, critical to the image and preservation of our national heritage should have an email with a yahoo address. …

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  • Gani Fawehinmi: A Personal Encounter

    by Bayo Olupohunda September 9, 2009
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    I count myself lucky to have met this great Nigerian who will continue to live in our hearts…

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  • Ghana and Nigeria: A Tale of Two Nations

    by Bayo Olupohunda August 30, 2009
    by Bayo Olupohunda

    Visiting Ghana from Nigeria for the second time in ten years, one cannot but marvel at the turn of events and the progress this country has made in recent years …

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