by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I’m very sorry if I’m starting my weekly epistle with what may seem a rhetorical question today. Columnists are ordinarily expected to throw up certain questions from time to time and proffer answers. Let me confess right away that I may not be able to do so in this piece.... Read More

Opinion

Dele Momodu, IBB, Ibrahim Babangida, nigeria, Obasanjo, opinion, Politics, Youth in politics

April 29, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Richard Quest and Nigeria’s search for good image

Fellow Nigerians, anyone familiar with CNN International would readily know the name and face of an unusually dramatic presenter, Richard Quest, widely known and acclaimed for his popular programme “Quest Means Business”. This journalist with a tinge of eccentricity has been in Nigeria all this week. If he is still in town and able to... Read More

Opinion

cnn, Dele Momodu, foreign media, image, nigeria, opinion, richard quest

April 22, 2017

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Dele Momodu: We must begin to think big

BY DELE MOMODU Fellow Nigerians, let me start this epistle by congratulating the Ministry of Transport especially the Aviation Department of that Ministry for completing the overhaul of the runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja ahead of schedule, even if it was only by one day. It is indeed remarkable that the work... Read More

Opinion

APC, Buhari, corruption, Dele Momodu, Electricity, opinion, PDP

April 15, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Our country and the unknown landlords

by Dele Momodu “I love my country I know go lie Na inside am I go live and die I know my country I no go lie Na im and me go yap till I die…” Fellow Nigerians, let me borrow that incredible song I believe was composed by Tunji Oyelana and produced in the... Read More

Opinion

Amaechi, Dele Momodu, EFCC, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, nigeria, opinion, wike

April 8, 2017

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Dele Momodu: There is life outside power

by Dele Momodu Fellow Africans, I have often wondered about what is the matter with most African leaders and rulers that they love to cling to power, by fire by force, as if their very lives depended on it. An average African leader will never quit power voluntarily, and enjoy a standing ovation, as well... Read More

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April 1, 2017

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Dele Momodu: An appeal to the vengeful gladiators

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I don’t know about how you feel but I think our country is on a dangerous slide. Unless a miracle happens or something is deliberately done to arrest the combustive situation, we may be heading for a cataclysmic fall again. I know those who lack a sense of history and... Read More

Opinion

Dele Momodu, Evangelist Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, nigeria, opinion, Politics

March 25, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Heresy in the house of Oduduwa

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me take you on historical excursions today. At this unfortunate time that History is not a compulsory subject in our school curriculum, it is pertinent to educate ourselves properly about our dear beloved nation. For those who may not know, Ile-Ife is the ancestral home of all Yoruba people.... Read More

Opinion

Dele Momodu, Hausa Yoruba clash, Ile-Ife, nigeria, opinion, Police Force, tribalism

March 18, 2017

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Dele Momodu: President Buhari and his letter writers

Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me begin by welcoming our dear leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, back home from his medical vacation in London. We have every cause to be thankful to Allah, the Merciful. The Yoruba have a very apt adage for what happened to President Buhari: we should be grateful to the death that... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, Dele Momodu, Letter writer, nigeria, opinion

March 11, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Rest in peace, my dear friend Onukaba

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, as for me and my house, no news could be bigger and sadder than the gory death of my dear friend and brother, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo. This has been a week of major events but none touched me as mightily as that of Onukaba, one of Nigeria’s finest journalists. Where and... Read More

Opinion

Dele Momodu, journalism, Mourning the dead, Onukaba, opinion, Tribute

February 25, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Before president Buhari returns home

Fellow Nigerians, something major is happening in our dear beloved country and it is very positive. Every disappointment they say is a blessing. While we are very sad that our President, Muhammadu Buhari, has not been feeling too well for some time now and needs treatment and recuperation abroad, I now believe that God wants... Read More

Buhari, Dele Momodu, Economic resuscitation, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo, Politics

February 20, 2017

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Opinion: Uncle Dele, how market?

by Richard Romanus Of all the APC and President Mohammadu Buhari supporters who are today singing a new song due to his abysmal and catastrophic performance in almost two years, none of them surprises me more than our very own Otunba Dele Momudu, publisher, Ovation Magazine. I know some people will quickly argue that, uncle... Read More

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Buhari, Change, Dele Momodu, Economic recession, Failed presidential bid, nigeria, opinion, Politics

February 18, 2017

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Dele Momodu: President Buhari and his London visitors

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me warn quickly that a new circus has come to town and there is a theatre of the absurd ongoing in the city of London. The patrons are very important personalities from Nigeria who have turned the supposed illness of our dear President Muhammadu Buhari into a stage play.... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Buhari, Buhari's health, Dele Momodu, Dogara, Governors' Forum, London, nigeria, opinion, Saraki

February 11, 2017

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Dele Momodu: 2Baba and his ajebota generation

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me confess straightaway that I have a special space for 2BABA formally known as TUFACE IDIBIA. It is impossible to meet this perfect gentleman and not fall for him. I’ve come to know him reasonably well since his days with the Plantashion Boyz when I invited and took some... Read More

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2baba, Ajebota generation, Buhari, Dele Momodu, Mass protests, nigeria

February 5, 2017

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Members of Buhari’s cabinet weak, ineffective – Dele Momodu

Publisher of Oviation magazine, Dele Momodu has described the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari as weak, timid and ineffective. The media mogul, who stated this in an interview with The Punch said the anti-corruption war of the Buhari administration was similar to that of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He said, “I’ve always expressed my view about fighting... Read More

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cabinet, corruption, Dele Momodu, ministers, nuhu ribadu, olusegun obasanjo, President Muhammadu Buhari

January 28, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Who wants President Buhari dead?

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please allow me to say wherever two or more Nigerians are gathered these days the topic of discussion must, naturally, dovetail to our dear President’s state of health and the consequential suggestion that our country is ailing as a result. This controversy didn’t start today. I remember how Governor Peter... Read More

Opinion

APC, Buhari, Death rumours, Dele Momodu, Leadership, nigeria, osibanjo, Politics

January 21, 2017

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DELE MOMODU: A WEEK OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

by Dele Momodu “Every person in Ghana, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, religion, creed, or gender, shall be entitled to the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual contained in this chapter but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for public interest…” The Ghanaian Constitution,... Read More

Opinion

Adama Barrow, Banjul, Dele Momodu, ECOWAS, Gambia, Ghana, nigeria, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh

January 7, 2017

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Dele Momodu: As President Mahama retires to his farm

by Dele Momodu “It seems to me, you lived your life like a candle in the wind never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. You had the grace to hold yourself in these painful moments whilst most grassroots, and those around you throughout the country crawled. Moments I can’t ever forget... Read More

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Dele Momodu, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, nigeria, Politics

December 18, 2016

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Pictures from Ovation Christmas Carol

The 2016 edition of the Ovation Carol held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Dignitaries at the event include President of Ghana, John Mahama and Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim. Artists at the event include King Sunny Ade, Flavour, Sonnie Badu, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello and Simi. See photos below:

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Dele Momodu, Flavour, John Mahama, Juliet Ibrahim, King Sunny Ade, Korede Bello, Ovation Carol, Reekado Banks, Simi, Sonnie Badu, The Future Awards Africa

December 10, 2016

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Dele Momodu: Like Nigeria, like Ghana

Fellow Africans, something great happened in Ghana last night. Before the Ghana Electoral Commission had concluded collating and releasing the results of the Presidential elections, President John Dramani Mahama made the right move when he called his arch-rival, Nana Akufo-Addo, to concede defeat and congratulate him on a battle well-fought. With that act, President Mahama... Read More

Dele Momodu, elections, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, nigeria, Politics

December 7, 2016

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#GhanaDecides: 6 Nigerians looking forward to a John Mahama win today

Today, our good neighbours in Ghana carry out their civic duties of electing a new President. Barring any surprises, the winner will either be the National Democratic Party‘s John Mahama, the incumbent President or three-time contender of the New Patriotic Party‘s Nana Akufo Addo. A lot has already been done to draw parallels between the... Read More

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Adeola Fayehun, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dele Momodu, Ghana Decides, Goodluck Jonathan, John Mahama, kotoka, Nkem Owoh, Olofa of Offa, osuofia

December 3, 2016

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Dele Momodu: As Ghana heads to general elections

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, this seems to be the season of elections in different parts of the world. We can start from Nigeria, our dear beloved country. Two critical elections have come and gone in recent months. The first was in my home State of Edo where the APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki, trounced his... Read More

Featured

APC, Dele Momodu, Eyitayo Jegede, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Muhammdu Buhari, Nana Akufo-Addo, nigeria, PDP, pendulum, Politics, Yahaya Jammeh

November 26, 2016

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Dele Momodu: Before everything falls apart

By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, something big is about to happen in our dear beloved country. I wish I could foretell a pleasant development. I truly wish. But what I see is total confusion. I refuse to see mayhem out of faith and not by conviction. I’m praying, fasting and hoping that our benevolent God... Read More

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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Dele Momodu, General Sani Abacha, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, nelson mandela, nigeria, Politics, President Olusegun Obasanjo, The Madiba

November 20, 2016

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Dele Momodu: The second coming of Goodluck Jonathan

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, before I get into my main gist of today, let me quickly apologise for my inability to write this column last week. Truth is I had a mental block, pure and simple. Contrary to speculations that I couldn’t write because my great heroine, Hillary Clinton, lost her election, I was... Read More

Dele Momodu, economy, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, opinion, Politics, president buhari, recession, sticky

October 29, 2016

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Dele Momodu: Another look on how to tackle unemployment

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say that nothing worries me more than the lack of jobs for our teeming youths. I have lost count of how many requests I get daily from unemployed graduates and non-graduates seeking any kind of job. Some have been out of jobs forever and they’ve been out of school... Read More

Featured

accra, Dele Momodu, economy, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Legon, Muhammadu Buhari, Tema, unemployment

October 22, 2016

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Dele Momodu: A president and a nation at work

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, Sometime in April this year, I was a guest on a radio programme on Ghana’s Starr FM. I was asked to assess the pace of development in Ghana under the current administration of President John Dramani Mahama. My perspective on what I considered the great work that President Mahama was... Read More

Dele Momodu, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, NDC, ovation international, pendulum, sticky

October 15, 2016

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“I’m not ready for a relationship” – Davido

Musician Davido who recently released his EP, ‘Son of Mercy’ says he is not ready for a relationship. Davido who has a daughter with Sophia Momodu, niece of media personality Dele Momodu spoke with the Beat FM shortly after the release of the video for ‘How long’ featuring Tinashe. He said, “I don’t have a... Read More

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celebrity, Davido, Dele Momodu, entertainment, relationship, sophia momodu, Tinashe

October 8, 2016

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Dele Momodu: Thank God, Buhari is listening

Fellow Nigerians, let me openly express my secret fears all this while about this our beloved Change Government which so many people supported and used all their might to midwife. Most of them did not belong to the All Peoples Congress (APC) but they were armed with a common faith in the incorruptibility of one... Read More

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APC, atiku abubakar, barack obama, Dele Momodu, Emeka Anyaoku, Goodluck Jonathan, John Kerry, Listening, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, PDP

October 1, 2016

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Dele Momodu: As APC sets fire on the roof

Fellow Nigerians, let me quickly congratulate all of us on this special anniversary of our Independence before returning to the quote above. Against all odds, we stayed together as one indivisible country despite agitations here and there for the collapse of the current problematic union. We even fought a very bloody civil war which terminated... Read More

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APC, atiku abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dele Momodu, Independence Day, John Odigie-Oyegun, nigeria, PDP, Yemi Osinbajo

September 24, 2016

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Dele Momodu: Believe me, this Buhari cabinet isn’t flying

Fellow Nigerians, let me start by thanking all the blogs, WhatsApp groups, Facebook and Twitter wizards who make the incredible efforts and sacrifice to mass-circulate my Pendulum column every week. I’m sincerely grateful for your abiding faith in the written word. Let me assure you that you push me to write this piece regularly no... Read More

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APC, babatunde Fashola, Cabinet ministers, Dele Momodu, Donal Duke, José Eduardo dos Santos, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, Politics

September 19, 2016

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Dele Momodu reminds us of Buhari’s campaign promises (WATCH)

Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu on Monday reminded Nigerians of some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s promises to Nigerians ahead of the 2015 General elections. Momodu posted a video on Instagram where Buhari promised to bring change to Nigeria. Buhari, in the video mentioned the rampaging Boko Haram sect, the value of the naira and unemployment. He... Read More

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Pictures from Ovation Christmas Carol

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