Akogun

Posted: July 31, 2010 - 18:01
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Akogun is a regular writer on SaharaReporters.com

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The Yar’Adua We Knew
I write this article in response to “The Yar’Adua I Knew,” (Vanguard, June 6, 2010), by Segun Adeniyi, who served as Press Secretary to President Umaru Yar’Adua. “I want...
Condom to Intercourse
“You’ll get to see Condom”. She uttered that sentence in a friendly manner that made her completely oblivious to the outlines of shock that were changing the contours of my face as...
Jonathan and the end of a honeymoon
Those handling Goodluck Jonathan better tell him that this week marks the end of the honeymoon phase of his “acting presidency.”  This week, Mr. Jonathan must demonstrate his...
Anambra State as PDP hostage
I have been shaking my clock severely, but it insists this is indeed 2009. It is a fascinating time.  The United States has just elected a black man as president.  Ghana’s election...
Dr. Reuben Abati - Purveyor of Smut?
A common truism is that the best way to judge a person's intellect (and character) is by observing them speak. I am guessing that, where personal observation of a person in the art of speaking is...
Has Michael Steele Always Been THIS Stupid?
Still smarting from their drubbing at the polls and complete defeat at the hands of the people-powered Obama campaign, the Republican Party hastily gathered together and, looking to create their own...
RE: Francis Ojo on Abati - Of False Flags and Strawmen
Dear Mr. Ojo, I have just finished reading your recent article titled "Reuben Abati, Journalists and The Right To Wear Suit" which purports to be a rejoinder to "How Farida Waziri and...
Today, I become a "Community Organizer"
Except in very close circles, I have studiously refrained from commenting on the apPalling choice for VP made by John McCain. I have done so mostly due to my willingness to hear her make her case for...
The Making of History as Obama Declares Victory
The following remarks are the text as prepared for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on June 3, 2008, his first speech after declaring victory in the Democratic nomination contest over Sen. Hillary Clinton...
Professor Okereke as an Obama Money-Bag
Some things are meant to be sacred. Inviolate, even. Well, at least to people with common decency. As a first generation American of African descent, the candidacy of Barack Obama evokes...
Contributing Bags of Naira to Obama
It has come to my attention that, upon the conclusion of the recent pro-Obama confab in Nigeria, a number of the organizers have been reaching out to well-to-do Nigerians, soliciting funds on behalf...
Obama Campaign Repudiates Nigerian Money-Bag
It took a lot of phone calls and emails, but the Obama for America Campaign has officially distanced itself from the controversial "Africa for Obama" group led by one Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyuike....