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. 

‘Marketising’ Higher Education: The UniOsun Example

The raging questions for higher education technocrats’ have always been, who currently pays for higher education institutions? Who currently benefits from higher education? Who should pay for higher education in the future?

Nollywood… New Talents Wanted Please!

I think that if Nollywood wants to attract the needed synergy, it must put its house in order. I am looking forward to the days when Nigeria will take the centre stage at every film festival...

Princess Diana: The Queen of Our Hearts

The billions of people who grieve for Diana perhaps will follow her lead in working to end the sale of land mines in Angola, to find a cure for AIDS, and to address the issues which plague victims of poverty...

Lessons from the US Bridge Collapse

According  to reports, it was like a script carved out of a Hollywood horror movie when suddenly, the bridge which had hitherto not shown any sign of being under distress went down...

World Igbo Congress 2007: Repositioning the Igbo Nation

The events of the last eight years provide a study in understanding the character of the Igbo man or woman and the traits inherent in the entire Igbo race...

Alamiyeisegha and the Niger Delta Question

Any hope that an individual holds the key to the quelling of the militancy and eventual resolution of the crisis in the Niger Delta is bound to fail...

CNN God’s Warriors: The Intersection of Religion and Politics

God's Warriors, the documentary premiered by CNN last month, when viewed in the Nigerian context, provides some deep lessons on the relationship that exists among the faiths and the role religion has continued to play in our socio-political life...

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