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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Sunday, November 1st, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | Nov. 2, 2015 – Some months ago, the Lekki home of Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu was barricaded by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reportedly to arrest the “wanted drug baron” at the request of the United States Government. As soon as his house was […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Olakekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | October 15, 2015 – What happens when an organism stops growing? My guess is that you know the answer, but I do not request yours. If we agree with the “evolutionists” that the main purpose of life is growth, then the extinction of certain creatures like dinosaurs […]
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Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | NNP | Oct. 4, 2015 – It is heart lifting to receive the news of the triumph of the Nigerian Army against the dreaded group, Boko Haram. This is coming at the time when public support for, and the confidence in, the Military is at all-time low. We can only […]
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Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | Oct. 5, 2015 – The 70s and the 80s were decades of the Third World countries. These were periods when the Cold War reached its climax, and the new words found themselves into the diction of the so-called developing countries. Words like neo-colonialism feature prominently at these […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, September 26th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | Sept. 26, 2015 – Before the Nigerian presidential election early this year, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters were so full of confidence of their abilities to “deliver”. Their deluded confidence only made them depended on their so-called “Incumbency advantage” to save their party from a shameful […]
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Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Monday, September 7th, 2015
By Olakekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | September 7, 2015 – It is no longer news that terrorism is now an, if not the main, issue in African politics today. The terrorist did their very worst on 2 April, 2015. The Garrissa University terror attacks in Kenya by the notorious al-Shabab terrorist group which […]
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Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Senate
Saturday, August 1st, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | August 1, 2015 – If you have been frantically looking out for my opinion on the recent National Assembly leadership election, you are probably searching too seriously. My only conclusion is that you must be an extremely interested party for pushing so hard to know my views on […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Party Politics
Saturday, July 11th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | July 11, 2015 – There is disquiet in the once-peaceful house of the All Progressives Congress (APC). To put it more lightly, all does not appear to be well. After the March 28 presidential election, most people(including this writer) only imagined “doom” for the party’s bitter rival, […]
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Saturday, June 27th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | June 27, 2015 – An adage says, “Show me your friend and I will tell you who you are.” This should be reframed “Show me your leader and I will tell you the follower you are.” This shows that leaders and followers co-create each other. There can […]
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Articles, Columnists, Media, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Mr. Femi Adeshina __________________ By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | June 19, 2015 – Inasmuch as I admire person of Mr. Femi Adeshina, the Managing Director/Eitor-in-Chief, The Sun newspapers, for his resourcefulness, professionalism and humility, I am at not sure as to whether to congratulate or sympathise with him on his reported appointment […]