Sunday, May 19, 2013

A Mother’s Day Note, By Ose Oyamendam

May 13, 2013

Ose Oyamendan Something is not right, mother. It’s the morn of Mother’s Day, a day I should be giving thanks that I didn’t swim down... read more

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Weddings, Bomb Blasts, and Dead History, By Ose Oyamendan

May 6, 2013

Ose Oyamendan I had a great pre-summer plan. It was formed a couple of years ago. After some patriotic talks dipped in the liquid jars... read more

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The 2015 Game Plan Against Jonathan, By Ose Oyamendam

April 22, 2013

OSE OYAMENDAN It’s really becoming annoying how no one believes I will run for the presidency, governorship or anything out there in 2015. My closest... read more

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Remembering Thatcher, By Ose Oyamendan

April 15, 2013

[Photo: awesomepeople.com.ua] They say you don’t speak evil of the dead. Any and every conflict and ill will are supposed to die with the deceased.... read more

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In the Name of Country, By Ose Oyamendan

April 8, 2013

Ose Oyamendan In the old days, kids used to talk across the courtyard with two empty milk cans strung together by a thread. Way before... read more

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We Don’t Have a History, By Ose Oyamendan

April 1, 2013

OSE OYAMENDAN Every time I watch my beloved Spurs in the English Premier league, I am always fascinated by the fans who never stops singing... read more

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Before We All Die, By Ose Oyamendan

March 24, 2013

Sometimes, you have to work hard at loving the old guys – the men who lived in the good old days. You see, according to... read more

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Forgiving Tresppases, By Ose Oyamendan

March 18, 2013

Ose Oyamendan  When I was a child in diapers, I came across a newspaper, read some lines with my infantile, yet-to-see-a-school eyes, got on my... read more

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Uhuru at Last, By Ose Oyamendan

March 10, 2013

OSE OYAMENDAN I am seriously considering throwing my hat into the presidential race for 2015. Or, 2016. You can laugh at me if you want... read more

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Tony Anenih: A Tribute To The Leader, By Ose Oyamendan

March 4, 2013

Ose Oyamendan You must forgive me for the brutish salutation, sir. After all, I’m just down the road from you in our dear ancestral homeland... read more

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A Wrong Baba Move, By Ose Oyamendan

February 25, 2013

Ose Oyamendan I had made up my mind that I would not write about, watch or talk about politics or politicians this week. Why? Because... read more

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A funny Valentine, By Ose Oyamendan

February 18, 2013

​What a funny week for love? While the whole wide world was celebrating Valentine’s Day, some in the anti-love crowd in Nigeria who would rather... read more

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The Stephen Keshi in All of Us, By Ose Oyamendan

February 12, 2013

Ose Oyamendan You gotta be living in Mars not to have smelt the putrid dust kicked in the air by the spat between the two... read more

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Why President Jonathan should sue the British, By Ose Oyamendan

February 4, 2013

Ose Oyamendan Poor Goodluck Jonathan. He thought all he had to do to get Nigerians singing “good luck for you, good luck for me” again... read more

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The President fights back, By Ose Oyamendan

January 28, 2013

Ose Oyamendan One of the worst parts of the Nigerian life is that everyone is in a haste to condemn our leaders. It’s like everyone... read more

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Let the farmers have cell phones, By Ose Oyamendan

January 21, 2013

Ose Oyamendan The mobile phone scheme is a great thing. Adesina’s plan has a lot of merit. He knows if the farmers have access to... read more

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A senator’s new year resolution, By Ose Oyamendan

January 14, 2013

Ose Oyamendan “… I still didn’t know which president I just talked to. Or, maybe it was just a dream.” Ose Oyamendan describes a strange phone... read more

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The year of Jonathan By Ose Oyamendan

January 7, 2013

My only frustration is that Jonathan is not from my Ibadan. If he were, this would have been easy. All he would have had to do... read more

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Man of the Year, By Ose Oyamendan

December 31, 2012

Ose Oyamendan About this time last year, I had picked my likely candidates for the man of the year. It was going to be easy.... read more

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Jonathan, I and the purported end of the world, By Ose Oyamendan

December 24, 2012

OSE OYAMENDAN It’s Friday and I am pissed. I’m not even sure the last time I was this pissed. Most likely when I was born... read more

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A note to Doyin Okupe, a national hero, By Ose Oyamendan

December 17, 2012

Ose Oyamendan: The president needed someone to put his teeth on and go after his enemies and nemesis. And, who better than you, Doyin Okupe.... read more

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Bye, Bye Naija, By Ose Oyamendan

December 10, 2012

He was the kind of man you don’t give a second look to – haggard, sweaty and very informally dressed in mismatched shirt, sweater and... read more

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Note to the unborn Nigerian child, By Ose Oyamendan

December 3, 2012

My dear unborn Nigerian; You must be wondering who the hell is this bugger cutting into your embryonic, sleeping time. Forgive the intrusion. But, I... read more

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The Gaza hostility and a gloomy holiday, By Ose Oyamendan

November 26, 2012

I used to love the holiday season. I love the sounds of cheer and hope. I love to walk around and watch the extra spring... read more

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Our jerry curls billionaire pastors and their private jets, By Ose Oyamendan

November 12, 2012

It’s the season of plenty in Nigeria. You don’t have to look far to see evidence of plenty everywhere. All you have to do is... read more

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