Whenever I look up the meaning of the words anarchy, confusion, chaos and pandemonium in my dictionary, it is always illustrated with a map of Nigeria. Everybody is in charge …
Abiodun Ladepo
Abiodun Ladepo
An alumnus of the University of Ibadan (Nigeria) and Towson University and University of Maryland (both in the State of Maryland, USA), Ladepo is a former journalist with The Guardian. An extensively traveled employee of a US agency, he contributes from Los Angeles.
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“We are armed robbers and we have come to collect our Sallah gift. Let’s go to your room…” I was not scared of the armed robbers. But I was angry. …
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“We are armed robbers and we have come to collect our Sallah gift. Let’s go to your room…” I was not scared of the armed robbers. But I was angry. …
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In Oyo State, we have ceased to put forth our “A Team” for government. Not even our “B Team” is in government today…
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Ibadan belongs to all of us. But too many of us have sat on our hands for too long while Baba Adedibu and his goons literally rode roughshod over parts of …
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Impeachments are serious state affairs that must be given grave thought and carried out as a last resort. Lawmakers must exercise this particular power with extreme caution as they will …
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Some in the media want us to believe that government has ground to a halt because OBJ is dissipating energy on trying to remove Atiku. I beg to disagree…
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What happened to the lady known as Gloria Okon? Did she exist? Was she truly Mrs. Babangida’s drug courier? Mrs. Vatsa has now confirmed that IBB dealt drugs…
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Have you ever been to Ekiti State? If you have, you will understand the depth of my consternation. Ekiti State is one of the poorest in the Federation. Other than …
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In spite of the very public war being waged by Nuhu Ribadu and the EFCC, elements of the Nigerian government still don’t get the message. Out there in the Departure …
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Should Nigeria be electing its presidents based on zoning systems rather than competence? I think it is naïve to expect that at this still nascent stage of our democracy, our …
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In a society where people’s sense of history is not so warped; where heroes are recognized and adulated, where the generality of the populace is not led by the nose …
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The buccaneerish Lamidi Adedibu does not have a dog in the gubernatorial fight of 2007. Not yet, at least. With Adewusi running rings around Adedibu, Alao-Akala skeptical of Adedibu, Ladoja …