In Nigeria, poverty contributes to violence and violence in turn fuels poverty…
Tokunbo Awoshakin
Tokunbo Awoshakin
Tokunbo is a widely traveled journalist and public affairs commentator. The pioneer Washington, D.C. bureau Chief of Thisday and The Anchor Newspapers, Awoshakin uses his cross-sectional experience in media, education and communication to address the issues of community participation in policy making and the political and civil empowerment of minorities and minority organizations. He holds a combined degree in English and Education from the University of Lagos. He also holds an MA in Security, Conflict resolution and International Development and post-graduate certifications in journalism , organizational communication and computer applications. He is a Katherine W.Fanning Fellow in International Journalism and Democracy and a research contractor with the Kettering Foundation. Tokunbo is a journalist trainer, and trained mediator.
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In the first week of March, a kind of holiday because of the Magdalena festival, the people of Spain devote time to their favorite leisure activities: eating, drinking, dancing, resting …
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Hundreds have been arrested and now face the possibility of jail time and deportation. Many are currently in detention for allegedly using some form of false identification to obtain their …
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Maybe there is the need to make immigration laws less friendly for those without any form of education or skill, like these uneducated girls and ladies, whose only means of …
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Perhaps prior to the Odighizuwa case, only a few people bother about the thousands of immigrants that end up in the different inner cities in America; in county, state and …
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Who is Bola Ige, Why was he killed, Who could have killed him and What does this portend for security and Democracy in Nigeria?
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At Christmas time, environmental concerns about tree cutting pales into insignificance in most American cities…
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The anti-American protest in kano which was brought in vivid colour to American sitting rooms as well as the fact that the Nigerian Ambassador to America is also a Muslim …
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The Biafra actualisation Forum is made up of Igbos in exile in America who put their time, money and energy into the project of actualising the Biafra Nation. The are …
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Femi Kuti not only attacked the Nigerian Government and warned of a fast approaching civil war, he also lambasted western democracies for turning a blind eye on corruption in African …
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A fortnight ago in Washington D.C., just a few blocks away from the Nigerian Embassy here, a Biafran house was opened, the Biafran flag was hoisted and the Biafran national …
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Americans and indeed people of other nationalities living in different cities across America are afraid. We are all still locked in an inner struggle between our rational and usual way …
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How impregnable is America, really?