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Op-Ed Editor July 8, 2015

Opinion: President Buhari, Integrity Is Not Enough!

by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú A lot in the future of Nigeria rests on Buhari’s presidency. We cannot let him fail. Integrity is not enough! Buhari needs more than integrity to govern.…

Emmanuel Chidiogo April 29, 2015

Opinion: The influence of big money in Nigerian politics

by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú The high cost of political campaign for office seekers and the present ways of meeting the costs ties the hands of elected officials because they must recoup…

Op-Ed Editor September 10, 2014

Opinion: Dear GEJ, negotiation is still the only way to defeat Boko Haram

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Terrorism is achieving political agenda through violence. The politics of power is the reason behind the argument of not negotiating with terrorists. The protagonist point of view…

Op-Ed Editor August 22, 2014

Opinion: Nigerians and the five basic laws of human stupidity

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Third (and Golden) Basic Law: A stupid person is a person who caused losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving…

Op-Ed Editor August 13, 2014

Opinion: #OsunDecides shows that the poor have learnt their lessons

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju The voters collected Omisore’s money, rice and kerosine and voted convincingly for Governor Aregbesola. They were not swayed by his okada riding, corn-eating stunts. The State of…

Op-Ed Editor August 12, 2014

Opinion: Even the dead tell the story in Gaza

by Bamidele Ademola Olateju We have not forgotten how on November 18, 2012, the Israel Defence Forces shocked the world by wiping out the Dalou family – all 10 of…

June 5, 2014

Opinion: How to protect soft targets from Boko Haram attacks

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju As a step towards protection, different categories of soft targets must be identified, as it is impossible to define a “one size fits all” approach for all…

May 28, 2014

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, patience taken too far is cowardice

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju In trying to shame Jonathan, the power grabbers have polarized Nigeria along religious lines. It is now clear except to them, that no one can become the President…

April 16, 2014

Opinion: How to protect ourselves against Boko Haram bombings

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju These are signs you must look for in people as you frequent densely populated public places. Be alert and be aware of your surroundings. Citizen action can…

January 21, 2014

Opinion: The political options before us in 2015

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Jonathan opts out of the 2015 race for fear of upset at the convention, owning to the specter of humiliating losses at the presidential elections, withdrawal of…

December 18, 2013

Opinion: Oh Lord! Give us this day a good leader

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju When President Yar’Adua got elected, he called himself the servant leader. The servant part was more of rhetoric than anything else. If he was selfless, he would…

November 13, 2013

Opinion: Who cares about Nigeria’s rotting infrastructure?

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju We can sit down in grand delusion as the lame African giant but the world has since left us behind. At a time when we should be…

October 30, 2013

Opinion: Nigeria’s civil service and silos of corruption

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju In our public service, certain species of corruption have gone mainstream and have become normalized, no where is the evolution of smaller evils into bigger evils more…

October 23, 2013

Opinion: Nigeria and us, its 170 million gullible people

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju With Nigerians you just never know, they never stop doing stupid things. Nigeria is a nation of incredulous ignorants whose primitive acquiescence to gods and the supernatural…

October 16, 2013

Opinion: Boko Haram and Jonathan’s State of Emergency

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Terrorists do not recruit happy people; they find company among the melancholic and the disillusioned. They are able to recruit young men who harbour legitimate grievances against…

September 11, 2013

Opinion: The political geography of the PDP crisis

by Bamidele Ademola Olateju We must not forget that this country survives on oil from the Niger Delta. The nation’s mangrove swamp is home to alternate governments whose only restraint…

August 15, 2013

Opinion: Shed your swagger and fight for a place in history

by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú The Tunisians and Egyptians did not sit on their hands waiting for a revolutionary. Sustained spontaneous protests and sacrifice did it for them. Shed your swagger and…

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