Sheyi Oriade
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Tussling for Zimbabwe: Mugabe and the Neo-Colonialists
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 05/2/2008
- Africa & World
- Unrated
While there is much to be admired about Mugabe, there is unfortunately, much also about him that is to be despised. Like many other leaders of the ‘sit-tight’ variety, he has an extraordinary propensity for ruthlessness...
Barack Obama Does Some ‘Weightlifting’ and Condi Rice Finds her Voice
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 04/17/2008
- Africa & World
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Looking across the vast spectrum of mainstream American politics, but through the perspective of African American representation in the upper echelons of the United States government; one would be hard pressed to find two more notable figures than Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Senator Barack Obama...
Governing For The Good Of The People: President Yar’adua’s Challenge
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 04/4/2008
- Nigeria Matters
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It will come as no surprise, I think, to the president, that increasing numbers of Nigerians, out of bitter experience, have over time become mistrustful of their governments and their ability to govern for their good...
Pavlovian Affairs: The Quest for Mans’ Mind and Life Imitating Art
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 03/27/2008
- Position Papers
- Unrated
Very often the media has worked ‘hand in glove’ with politicians, governments, big businesses and religious organisations to shape the thinking of their intended audiences. These special interest groups, without exception, are driven by a desire to dominate the collective mindset of mankind in their quest for untrammelled power...
Canterbury Tales: The Archbishop of Controversy, the Church of England and the Anglican Communion
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 03/5/2008
- Africa & World
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One of the reasons why the Church of England seems to have lost its religious fervour and spiritual direction has to do with its leadership. The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, is a highly controversial man too often mired in controversy...
Barack Obama: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 02/13/2008
- Africa & World
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Ultimately the only race that really matters is the human race. If
Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu And A Matter Of A Title And A Rank
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 02/2/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Whatever the real reasons for honouring the great Ojukwu, I suspect that buried within the subtext of that honorific title ‘Dim,’ is a hidden meaning which only those with ‘ears to hear’ and ‘eyes to see’ will be able to decipher...
Discovering a Sense of Purpose: President Yar’adua’s Challenge
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 01/28/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
After almost eight months in office, and with his support team of advisers and cabinet ministers in place, there is still a sense of drift at the heart of the government. We are still none the wiser as to the policy direction of the government in a number of key areas...
Farewell Mallam Ribadu
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 01/12/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
It was always going to end in tears. I mean the eventual displacement of Mallam Ribadu from the EFCC. There was a certain sense of inevitability about his removal from office...
