Tunde Oseni The man who has changed the world The change is not just about the post The change for hope that we all can share The change in our thought that we can be what we dream That is what Barack Obama has brought to us Americans were wise enough Americans uploaded the face… Continue reading Obama: A Poem By 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.
Political Technology and Technological Politics
The recent ‘people’s revolt’ against the ousted President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt started on facebook and twitter. Politics and all its contents and discontents now find relevance mostly on the internet. In fact, no web attention, no politics. Politicians have also seized the opportunity of technology to promote their ideas and raise awareness about their… Continue reading Political Technology and Technological Politics
‘We Are All Red Inside’
A Poem by Tunde Oseni
Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Success is a marathon, not a sprint. But many of today’s youth do not know this, or they know but not make it a maxim in running their life race. If we take things easy, and act as purposely and positively as we can, success will surely come our way. There are rules for success,… Continue reading Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Making It Slowly but Surely
Success is a marathon, not a sprint. There are rules for success, and one of them is: ‘Never rush’.
Remembering ‘Clifford Orji’
All humans are omnivores but some are more omnivorous than the others. While most humans, to some extent for vegans, eat fish, chicken, meat and plants such as vegetables and fruits, some actually do eat humans! Clifford Orji was an alleged cannibal caught in the then notorious Oshodi Bridge in Lagos. Nobody, except perhaps the… Continue reading Remembering ‘Clifford Orji’
Give Us Electricity, Not Megawatts
I was a student of Physics, so I know what a megawatt means, but Nigerians are actually tired of the ‘megawatts stories’. All that the government has been promising without fulfilment are more megawatts by ‘next year’. So far, nothing has happened. Yet, without stable and reliable electricity, you cannot produce anything, and if Nigeria… Continue reading Give Us Electricity, Not Megawatts
Nigeria’s Millionaires by Promo
Money is good, and so everybody wants money. But the proliferation of promos and lotteries by telecommunications companies and even banks, by which many hope to get rich quick are essentially anti-social. While a few might be lucky and start thanking their stars that they are now millionaires in naira, and even in dollars, this… Continue reading Nigeria’s Millionaires by Promo