It was a sunny day My father, then a boy, joined his mates On a stony pitch Chasing around a ball Just beside the hall Then a call from the Reverend Father A missionary man from afar ‘You follow me’ My father cleaned up the sweat on his face And behind the white man… Continue reading My Father and the Whiteman, by Dr.Tunde Oseni
Author: Tunde Oseni
Dr Tunde Oseni bagged a First Class Honours degree in Political Science from Nigeria’s premier University of Ibadan, where he was a MacArthur Foundation scholar at the University of Ghana, Legon in 2005. He did his National Youth Service as a Graduate Assistant at the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. He then got a scholarship to study for an MSc at the prestigious University of Oxford, United Kingdom, after which he got another scholarship to do a Doctorate and was simultaneously appointed as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Exeter, UK. Dr Oseni has participated in several international conferences and summer institutes across Africa and Europe and currently teaches Comparative Politics, Public Administration and Leadership Studies at Crawford University, Igbesa, Nigeria. He enjoys reading, meditating, and meeting people.
The Story of My Pet
Youth Focus Initiative is my pet project which I started when I was 24, an age by which most students have already completed their first degree and for some their PhDs. After completing secondary school, financial meltdown at the family level put a temporary cap on my thirst for a higher education. As fate would… Continue reading The Story of My Pet
Dreams Come True
By Tunde Oseni, PhD ‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams’. So goes an anonymous saying. We all need dreams. Not just because dreams come true but also because a life without dreams is an empty life. Dreams in this context are not what we see when we are… Continue reading Dreams Come True
Defining Success
By Tunde Oseni Success is a relative term. It means different things to different people. Nevertheless, we all know successful people when we see them. According to The Pocket Oxford Dictionary (e-version), success means ‘accomplishment of an aim; favourable outcome; attainment of wealth, fame, or position’. People admire success and society rewards it. Simply, to… Continue reading Defining Success
Rethinking Segregationist Policies
My lawyer-friend, Timi Olagunju, recently sued President Jonathan and six others over what he called gender discrimination in the YouWin Women programme of the Federal Government. The policy, in its current format, my friend argues, violates section 42 of the 1999 Constitution. Aside the YouWin Women, the recently launched Almajiri Education System by the Federal… Continue reading Rethinking Segregationist Policies
Organize, Don’t Agonize (Poem)
Organize, don’t agonize Long time complaint Will not bring the train If you want a change Be the change yourself Organize, don’t agonize Many people are there But only because they are aware Think not it is by chance That those on top reach the place Organize, don’t agonize
From South Africa with Hope
Thank God there is Africa. We the people of this beautiful planet should be glad we are so located. The world sees our continent as the virgin land, which indeed it is and our friends across the globe have concurred that we shall be greater. I was recently in South Africa, the Africa’s most ‘complex… Continue reading From South Africa with Hope
Why Politicians Don’t Deliver Electoral Promises
In case you do not have enough time to read this brief piece, the answer to the question raised above is: corruption. Yes, sounds familiar? I am talking about politicians in developing countries. In general terms, politicians in developed nations are not angels but they are structurally constrained to corner public monies to build private… Continue reading Why Politicians Don’t Deliver Electoral Promises