Ololade Adewuyi
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ololade Adewuyi is a journalist based in Ghana. Currently attached to Ovation International Magazine, he is an avid reader, speaker and photographer. He has also written for The Guardian, Lagos, The Star and Business Week both in Accra. When not writing for the media, he takes time to write poetry and short stories.
Articles by this Author
Testing for HIV
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 03/6/2008
- Health & Environment
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Do sane people ever walk themselves to a clinic to test for HIV? That was the question that crossed my mind yesterday as I sat opposite a female counselor at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital...
Metaphor of the Beard
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 07/16/2007
- Introspective
- Unrated
I remember growing up and wanting to have beard. At fifteen, all I ever dreamt of was having a face covered with hair. Why? Just so I could be respected by everybody around...
Meeting A Hero
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 07/8/2007
- Africa & World
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Dreams do come true. And no one has it happened to more than me. Here I was standing in a room packed full of seasoned diplomats, reputable public servants and private business owners awaiting the arrival of my hero...
A Giant Goes To The Polls
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 04/4/2007
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
In a few days, Nigeria, Africa's most populated country and sub Saharan Africa's second largest economy, will go to the polls in elections that are hoped will mark the country's first successful civilian to civilian transfer of power...
From Nkrumah to Kufuor: Blazing the African Torch
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 02/5/2007
- Africa & World
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It has been said by many people that the problem of Africa is a problem of leadership. But one also needs emphasise that the ordinary man and woman on the streets and in the office have a great part to play...
How the Church Got Her Groove Back
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 12/5/2006
- Nigeria Matters
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The body of Christ in Nigeria took back what they had lost to the world with the successful staging of The Experience in Lagos last week. In an industry where it is the norm to charge gate toll in accordance with the caliber and number of performers, the organizers threw the gates wide open...
I thank God for Esther, ADC Plane Crash Survivor
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 11/3/2006
- Nigeria Matters
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It is not often that one happens to personally know the survivor of an accident not to talk of the survivor of a deadly plane crash...
For Mama Abigail Arokoyu
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 08/28/2006
- Introspective
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I didn't shed a tear when I was told that Ye Wande had passed on. I knew she had gone to be with the Lord. I can't tell her age because back then when she was born, there was no record keeping...
Ichemeta’s Experience And The Rest Of Us
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 03/27/2006
- Arts & Reviews
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It is no longer news then that the Big Brother Nigeria show has since claimed its first casualty after two weeks...
Sittiing on the Rock
- By Ololade Adewuyi
- Published 07/9/2003
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
The federal government has N60 billion to construct a new stadium, but is unwilling to commit a few billions to reviving education in Nigeria…
