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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

Started a new role as @PremiumTimesng Business Editor this January. Looking forward to an exciting year with the team.

Premium Times

@PremiumTimesng

1 year

PREMIUM TIMES names Oladeinde Olawoyin new Business Editor

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2 years

1. Baba Wande's unsolicited hype at the point Saro failed to perform magic in #anikulapothemovie reminds me of his legendary, brilliant, and grossly underrated way of offering sublime comedy in moment of tension. This morning, that epic scene drew me back to Ti Oluwa Ni Ile...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 months

On Binance-FG tango, some exclusive: 1. Two Binance execs detained: an American and a British Pakistani. 2. FG (via NSA) asked Binance to provide data on NGN dating back to 7 years ago 3. FG also asked them to delete all NGN-ish info from platform 4. Binance execs declined 👇

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

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2 years

#Alaafin : Death is A Unifier 1.Sometime in July 2010, the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Atanda Adeyemi and former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala were locked in a mortal kombat. The unifying subject? Death. #Thread

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

5 years

By tomorrow, December 16, it'll be exactly 9 years since the death of that Fuji god, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Ayinde’s arts are all shades of beauty & wonder captured in irresistible rhythm. To my mind, it’s a shame that the accolades/recognition have been few and far between.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

'Broda Wale' Newspaper Stand, Total Garden, Ibadan. Here, you'd get the most unfiltered insights into Oyo people's reality: there's a Makinde-loving civil servant who enjoys prompt payment of salary; an angry Micra driver who changes absorbers every week due to horrible roads...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

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5. Execs reportedly insisted that they wont consider FG's demands until they are taken to their (countries') embassies 6. They were detained at a Guest House operated by ONSA 7. EFCC now involved in matter Exclusive details on PT... 👇

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

2... produced by Tunde Kelani, and I couldn't but appreciate @kunleafolayan 's excellent casting decision more. Like TK, KA has made an important statement with this casting style and we may not come to appreciate this decision well enough until, say, twenty or so years from now.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

9. The duo of Toyosi Arigbabuwo and Yekinni Oyedele (Baba Legba) both died recently in Apete, Ibadan, and Abeokuta, respectively. 10. May the good Lord forgive them all.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

1. In the way that news flowed back in the (pre-Twitter) day, the death of a celebrity could remain unknown to many for days. But Gbenga Adeboye died and the news shook the foundation of Lagos/Yorubaland almost, almost immediately. That was 19 years ago.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

3. As evident in language delivery/acting, old wine tastes better in new bottles, sometimes. And I'm fascinated by roll call that accommodated folks from Kunle's father's own Ade Love Theatre Group, the famed Isho-Pepper Group, Baba Wande's group, Odunfa Caucus etc. Emotional!

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

The P&G decision has some (unsurprising) contexts: 1. First, in 2018, we detailed how the company shut down its biggest Nigerian plant a year after VP Osinbajo commissioned it. 2. Weeks prior, a source had told us it had divested from its Oluyole plant, in Ibadan. Reasons? 👇

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

4. Sadly, while watching Ti Oluwa Nile again this morning, I realized that nearly half of the legends have passed on. Gbolagade Akinpelu aka Ogun Majek (Sanya) and Lekan Oladipupo a.k.a Georgio Lekinson who colluded with Asiyanbi and J.P both died in 2020 and 2013, respectively.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

The thing about governance in Oyo state is that propaganda trumps substance, and the loudest commentators are satellite observers from outside Oyo. Drove around town last weekend and my tyres are a mess. These days, I don't even bother to engage. We will all be alright.

Lateef O. AREMU ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

@aremulateef1

2 years

The state of schools in Oyo state as schools resume across the state today. Good morning @FeedbackOYSG @seyiamakinde

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

7. Bimpe Adekola (Ireti) who acted Yemi Sodimu’s wife, Adeniyi Adekola (Ewejoko) and Comedian Lukuluku Bantashi died in 2002, late-1990s, and 1995 respectively.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

12. It’s the end of a most intriguing era. Adieu.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@Damiar0s You won't know how funny this Shakira-Shakira moment looks until you picture 2022 Wizkid doing things slow with class and gentility and Ease. Kai, the hustle was real at the time!

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

6. Mama Ofili (Opelenge) and Bolatito Ogunsola (Aina/Ijewuru) both passed in 2011 and 2019.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

5. Ahmed Odutola (Dento) and Aro Onifila Eru died in 2012 and mid-2000s, respectively.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

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8. Baba Wole Amele, Chief Lekan Ajao a.k.a Kokonsari and Oba Funso Adeolu (the Village Headmaster gang) died between the 2000s and 2010s.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@nicholasibekwe But she was perpetually unhappy, depressed(no?) and kinda felt unloved/betrayed na? Wetin dey age person past those kind things...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 months

1/5 Multichoice Nigeria Limited has been defrauded of N7.9bn in a botched foreign currency exchange contract. How? Per forex scarcity, the company engaged a currency broker, Akintunde Giwa & his companies to arrange the exchange of Naira to dollars for its Nigerian operations.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

1. Observing Eid in Ibadan after a long, long while today brought back memories of Alhaji Suara Busari Haruna, the late Chief Imam of Ibadanland. I also remember now perhaps the most dramatic Eid Prayer Ibadan has seen since '99. It was at the height of Adedibu Vs. Ladoja tango.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

Agbako @ 95: 1. In the pantheon of Yoruba Cinema’s urban villainy, there are numerous blackguards. First, there is Ajigijaga a.k.a Broken Bottle, whose strength lies not essentially in brawn but in empty braggadocio. What the late Ajigi (Mufutau Sani) lacked in actual terror...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

8 months

In Western Nigeria, some of us grew up with tales that Awo won the 1979 election but they (read: Akinjide/NPN) rigged him out. Yoruba folks who saw Awo sweep 90+ percent votes in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo couldn't fathom how he lost. But any open-minded person would see easily that Awo...

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@IgboHistoFacts

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History have recorded that Peter Obi won the February 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria, but his victory was hijacked by political rogues.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@Abiodunstylux @Naija_PR @Salawu_Olajide Maybe we can do threads on old classic movies like Ti Oluwa Ni Ile (there are tons of them) to reintroduce them to a relatively younger, newer audience and celebrate these icons, no?

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

10.Lamidi Adedibu died in June 2008; Arisekola died in June 2014; Dejo Raimi died in July 2014; Olubadan Odugade died in January 2016; Baba Kuye and Chief Omiyale both died within two weeks in 2015; Abiola Ajimobi died in June 2020; Alao-Akala died in January 2022...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

9.What’s surreal about this whole jabberwocky? All of these characters are now united by the Grim Reaper - Death!

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

Broda Wale' himself is an encyclopedia of Oyo politics. Although he has his own political sentiment, you can't but enjoy the theatrics he and his regular free-readers provide during 'debates' at the Total Garden roundabout. Ibadan. #IbadanPeople

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

On March 25, 1958, exactly 65 years ago today, Alh. (Hon.) Adegoke Adelabu died on mile 51 of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, somewhere around Sagamu. Today, the 65th edition of the Adelabu Memorial Lecture holds at the historic Mapo Hall, Ibadan. Here, some random thoughts:

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

6 months

This is a serious one, Chief @dondekojo . Considering that I wrote the story you referenced here, can you please provide links to the said story in which PT published/claimed that President Bola Tinubu bought the shares from Intels/Atiku?

Ayobami

@dondekojo

7 months

Premium times published the story when President Tinubu bought shares in Intels when Buhari forced Atiku to sell, but they did an exclusive as to why Intels is getting their contract back without talking about the President’s direct interest. Amazing journalism.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

#Idan : Sunday Tua (Sunny T Adesokan), more than anyone in contemporary pop culture, wrote Idan into Fuji lore in 1990s with his hit album, Idan Armani. Sunny T (Omo Nna To n ko Fuji) died in 2012 but registered his name as perhaps one of Fuji's most gifted lyricists 1/4

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

2.Alaafin Adeyemi alleged that Akala connived with the Commanding Officer of the Special Anti-robbery Squad SCID, Oyo, to terminate his life in his palace on the pretext that they were investigating a murder case. Alao-Akala and the Police denied the claim.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@JajaPhD Funny thing is: If you read that message in 2Baba's voice ehn, and that him trademark happy-go-lucky swagger that makes him appear like he doesn't care about formality/officialdom, you'd realise you can't get a more romantic/or worthier message from the man. 😎

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

Soun of Ogbomoso died in December 2021; Baami Olubadan Adetunji died in 2022; 11.And now, Alaafin finally "transited" hours ago.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

@Sir_BiolaPr Last December, I was in Johannesburg, SA, for the Mandela 100 Global Festival and the whole place went crazy immediately @wizkidayo 's Ojuelegba came on. I have never been prouder as a Nigerian! The only performance that had similar effect was @iamdbanj 's Oliver Twist...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

3.The subtext of the kerfuffle? Ahead of the 2011 elections, Alao-Akala had fallen out with Alaafin whom he knew threw Lamidi Adedibu because, well, Alaafin chose to support then ACN candidate, Abiola Ajimobi.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

5 years

Taiwo Hassan Ogogo is 60. There are over 60 reasons why this milestone is important for Yoruba art, culture, and history. All of these may be captured in six items highlighting Ogogo's six decades, more than half of which he loomed large on our TV screen. #Ogogo @60

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

3 months

Re: Binance 1/3 Per our sources, Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria, has 'escaped' from custody. Anjarwalla was said to have escaped on Friday from the Abuja guest house after guards on duty led him to a nearby mosque for prayers.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

A yet-to-be-officially-opened (I suppose) public infrastructure already defaced this badly. No consequences, nothing. We can't fix our minds to get the big things right if we can't get the small, simple things right. Ps: This here is Ikeja, Lagos, this morning.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

As part of the Atupa programme by @CivicHive / @BudgITng , I looked into Nigeria's @MBuhari PAF appropriation figures since 2017 and found that, over the years, it has shot up by over 190%:

Premium Times

@PremiumTimesng

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In four years, budget proposal for Buhari’s Presidential Air Fleet increased by 191%

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

...a street trader who loves the government's 'pro-people' stance on street-trading; a UI professor who hates the lawlessness on major roads etc... The Yemetu/Total Garden newspaper stand is an interesting spot where ideas/sentiments collide in chaotic symphony.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

4.Alao-Akala’s battle with Alaafin was just one of his many wars with power brokers across the state, including top industrialist Alhaji Abdul’azeez Arisekola. 5.He was also locked in royal rumble with Olubadan Odulana Odugade and his prominent chiefs....

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

I am listening to Saidi Osupa’s new album, PERMUTATION, and I am worried about the very little recognition the artiste often gets for his brilliance/artistry. In the light of the frenzy generated by that @burnaboy -K1 duet, I reckon now that the issue isn’t wholly about Osupa.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

3 months

Re: Binance Execs 1. Relatives of the two execs have confirmed their identities 2. Jessica, who works for a firm representing the families, told me earlier today they are Tigran Gambaryan, an American & ex-IRS agent and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a U.K & Kenyan (Africa reg. manager)

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

(Baba Omowaye Kuye,Hajji Sulaiman Omiyale, and to some degree, Hajji Saliu Adetunji). Olubadan once locked Akalaa out of the palace, a development that frustrated Baba Dejo Raimi, an Ibadanman and prominent Akala ally.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

any case, as a means of getting back to Alaafin shortly after he lost to Ajimobi, Akala disrupted the Council of Obas and Chiefs’ status quo by stripping the Alaafin of his permanent chairmanship seat.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

6.Akala also had a running battle with Soun of Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade 111, and he reportedly abused the monarch thoroughly at his thanksgiving ceremony shortly after he lost power in 2011.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

10 months

This day, about 6 years ago, I was recovering from the trauma of reporting how 2 innocent Nigerians were burnt alive by a mob after a street sweeper alleged that there were kidnappers inside the tunnel at Obadeyi Bus-Stop, Meiran-Ijaiye, Lagos. We investigated & found no evidence

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@oddy4real It's the practiced nonchalance, that I-no-too-care-that-much-o attitude that makes him appear less conscious of the beauty (or otherwise) of his art, that me I like most sha... Always a delight.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

8.He prevailed on the Oyo State House of Assembly to amend the law governing the traditional institution and made Alaafin, who was the Chairman of the council, to share the title with the Soun of Ogbomoso and Olubadan of Ibadan. It was a booby trap for Ajimobi.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@AbidemiOludiran Yeah, the stand could be a source of interesting perspectives. But most often, it's a haven for conspiracy theories, ridiculous arguments, and urban legends. As a journalist/researcher, however, I enjoy observing people's mannerisms and theatrics here. I love the ambience.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

3 months

For the Records: Sen. Ladoja isn't the next Olubadan and there is absolutely NOTHING esoteric/complex/secretive about the selection process. There are two ruling lines to the throne: Egbe Agba (civil) and Balogun (military), from where kings are appointed on rotational basis.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@Salawu_Olajide @Naija_PR Was actually considering an actual review, but but... Maybe it may still come sha...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

A more accountable/transparent approach would have been to mention, IN SPECIFIC terms, how many delegates were sponsored with public funds/taxpayers money. But then...

Office of the SA on Social Media to PBAT🇳🇬

@Dolusegun16

7 months

On the #COP28 delegate list, It is important to know the following: 👉🏾The Climate Change Summit is not specific to just government officials, it also includes that of National Council of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NSIAs,

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

Random: 1. Per Lagos origin/history, I remember Sule Adisa in YEGEDE, Yusuf Olatunji's classic of 1973(?). Adisa was that exuberant heir apparent who commissioned a popular Sakara star to eulogise him as the 'Next King' during Oba Oyekan's era. But he never ruled Lagos. How?

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 months

I disagreed with Makinde on some issues in his early years (read: Mukaila Auxiliary et al). I still do, sometimes. But fact is, he'd leave Oyo with a huge developmental imprint & nothing is more important than having a visionary successor to consolidate on these efforts. Kudos!

Seyi Makinde

@seyiamakinde

2 months

We were in London to sign the final investment agreement for the Oyo State Government-Shell Nigeria Gas Infrastructure Development and Distribution project. This gas project worth about $100 million, involves the construction of a Pressure Reduction and Metering Station (PRMS)

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 months

I don't know much about the BBC's copy flow system but it is highly possible that this journalist only wrote the copy and knows absolutely NOTHING about the picture selection/story placement. But then, what's Twitter performance without a complete erasure of nuances/contexts? 😎

Monsieur Avril

@monsieur_avril

2 months

It's always the 'House Niggas' doing the most.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

Insiders cited raw material importation hassles & stiff competition in the FMCG market where P&G claimed it couldn't compromise its values even when it was convinced rivals were cutting corners to stay afloat and meet demands.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

Here, some play-play explainers on #IbadanCircularRoad . Full video on Tiktok Cc: @Abiodun0x

Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

Really excited about the progress being made on the Ibadan Circular Road. Kudos to @FeedbackOYSG @seyiamakinde on that. Interesting times ahead. I should do a short video explainer on what that project means for socio-economic development of our dear city on Tiktok. 😎

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

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4. By 2021, it laid off another batch of workers & significantly scaled down its operations by outsourcing the production of its bar soap brand, Safeguard, to a private Nigerian company due to its inability to bear the cost of production/macroeconomic headwinds. And this...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

6 months

1/ Oddy @oddy4real : We met at the river bank of culture, of interest in Ayinla Omowuramotu; bound also by our love for Ibadan, that magical space that houses the umbilical cords of warriors. Oddy was a mixed bag of emotions: Fierce Loyal Vocal Brainy Blunt. To a fault.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

We got some back-end details per the Otedola-Elumelu Transcorp deal from FO, here: - FO was Chairman of Transcorp Hotel in 2007 with a shareholding of 5% - FO says, unknown to him, Tony gradually started buying shares quietly - By 2008, FO went bankrupt in Nigeria and Tony...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

11 months

@DemoOfUK Driving Teslim in Lagos should be most fun, especially around Balogun Market. 😂

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

3. In 2020, in the middle of Covid-19 pandemic, a source tood us the firm ran ita operations almost entirely on generators.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

5 years

1. Among Wasiu Alabi Pasuma’s numerous monikers, there is the word ‘Wonder’. When written in full, it surfaces as ‘Pasuma Wonder’. If taken as a noun, the word captures the artiste’s trajectory as a colossus in the culture space in the last three decades.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

10 months

The sad thing about institutional reaction to investigative journalism in Nigeria is that it's more performative than it's methodical & reform-driven. In 2018, I went undercover with names of 2 of our journalism icons (Dele Giwa & Dele Olojede) and became 'Giwa Olojede' #thread

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

@OneJoblessBoy Yeah, there won't be another Portable, but of course there will be something crazier. Before Portable, there was a certain Terry G, you know.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@Laxix6 Do you folks even know how much influence this 'noise' has had on 'Afrobeats' that y'all vibe to everyday---from the Remedies' era through to 9ice's and now Asake's? This una condescending attempts to dey drag Fuji everyday is becoming predictably cringeworthy and nauseating...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

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11. May Allah be pleased with the soul of Alhaji Suara Haruna. May He overlook Baba's shortcomings. Amin. Eid Mubaraq!

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

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Really excited about the progress being made on the Ibadan Circular Road. Kudos to @FeedbackOYSG @seyiamakinde on that. Interesting times ahead. I should do a short video explainer on what that project means for socio-economic development of our dear city on Tiktok. 😎

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 months

On Binance, some insights: - Nigeria Govt is demanding at least $10bn in retribution claims - Govt says Binance is already cooperating by providing useful information & had already suspended naira-related transactions on its platform. - Govt says Binance not registered 👇

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

#Osun - In 2010, Olagunsoye Oyinlola took an N18.3bn loan that was, in effect, channelled into building 6 stadia across Osun. Yeah, Stadia! - In 2013/16, Rauf Aregbesola committed at least N3bn into an airport project handled by a concessionaire named, er, AWOL and it failed.

Premium Times

@PremiumTimesng

1 year

ECONOMY 360: Key Fiscal Lessons for Osun State Governor Adeleke

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

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11 months

I do not need to listen to Bosun Tijani's explanation to know where that so-called 'Nigeria-hating' tweet came from. I live it; everyone does - that moment Nigeria frustrates/stretches your resilience to the extreme/limits. What's most annoying is this attempt to stifle...

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

3 months

33 years after, majority control of Oil palm powerhouse, Presco, switched from Belgium to Nigeria: Brussel-based Siat/Fimave N.V (with 60% shareholding) consummated a deal shifting stake to Oak & Saffron Limited, backed by Rasheed Sarumi (MD, Saro Africa Intl.), a Nigerian👇

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@RajiDraj If, by some magic, they asked me to govern Osun in 2018, I won't think twice before rejecting the offer. It was complete mess! Yet he brought relative fiscal stability. How folks appraise his govt outside of this context amazes me. Osun that couldn't pay NEPA bill at some point?

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

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- Nigeria has about 46 free trade zones attracting $26bn in FDI but absence of inter-agency coordination disrupts operations - 19 of the zones are inactive - In Economy360, I argue that Fashola/LASG, via the Lekki FTZ, has shown that strong political will, coordination...

Premium Times

@PremiumTimesng

1 year

ECONOMY 360: Fashola, Dangote Refinery, and Nigeria’s ‘Pathetic’ Free Trade Zones

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 months

1. Last month, I led some colleagues on a project to look into post-harvest losses in the agric value chain and we visited about 12 states: Oyo, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Rivers, Ogun, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Kaduna, Kano, FCT, Osun, Lagos, Plateau. The revelations were heart-chattering.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

Loudly ignorant take. I don't care about the needless supremacy talks but you see these "crude" folks you deride ehn (Ologun-Kutere, Eletu-Edibo etc), they can even mock your cute-sounding 'Slave Names' and argue, rightly so, that they're "real-er Lagosians" than your fav SAROs.

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@KolourBlack

1 year

I've noticed that the real Lagosians don't brag about being Lagosians or lay claims on it. I mean the Costas, the Williams, Rhodes-Vivours, Vaughans, Okoyas, Bucknors, etc. But you see the Elegbedes, Ogunkoyas, etc that came to Lagos by night bus to seek greener pastures ehn💀😂

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

There are two conversations I'd indeed love to see Ibadan engage in without the retrogressive, reactionary baggage of partisanship: 1. What can Ibadan do to its dirt/filth epidemic---especially at the level of 'culture'? 2. What can Ibadan do to its brown-rusted roofs?

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 months

2010. This spot holds a special memory, at the height of Edmund Obilo's glory on SplashFM. That day, Uncle Femi Ipadeola left the class, Alh. Adunola came in & many of us jumped out: Obilo was on air with Elewe-Omo. Ibadan stood still. 9 months later, EleweOmo was shot dead!

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

3 months

@nicholasibekwe While I do condemn the needless name-calling, I'm not sure this entirely addresses GRV's flawed position, too. GRV has been going on and on about Yoruba people from Ogun et al ruling Lagos and not allowing "real Lagosians" rule, a grossly ahistorical BS

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

Orlando Julius Ekemode: 1. Brought Fela Kuti on stage in his early years and, according to some accounts, Fela learned to play saxophone via his influence. 2. Had an artistic pact with Highlife maestro Eddie Okonta sometime in the '60.

The Jídé Taiwo

@thejidetaiwo

2 years

Waking up to the news that the great Orlando Julius Ekemode has joined his ancestors. He passed away in the early hours of this morning at the age of 79.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

3 months

1. Unlike in the 1960s, the Osun urbanization debate has become quite fluid. Once, I had that mild debate with my mentor, Alh. Liad Tella. I argued that even though Osun had the highest number of 'urbanised' towns in Yorubaland in the 60/70s, things have changed considerably.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

In my last piece for the @BudgITng / @CivicHive Atupa programme, I looked at the $1.2bn Lagos light rail project, moving through Okoko-Orile Iganmu tracks that are now hosts to feaces, waste and filth.

Premium Times

@PremiumTimesng

4 years

Lagos Light Rail: 17 years after, failed promises, rot, neglect trail project

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

If anyone (outside of the Cabal) becomes the governor of Lagos tomorrow, the first & most important duty he owes Lagos is to cancel the (IGR collection) contract with Alpha-beta immediately. Posterity will never forgive him/her if s/he doesn't. @nicholasibekwe #thursdaymorning

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

@Sir_BiolaPr @wizkidayo @iamdbanj And of course, Jay-Z-Beyonce duet. Biko, the fact that we own Wizzy shouldn't make us underestimate what dude has done to Naija music. Show some respek, fam.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 months

Re: Enquiries You've got a Business/Economy- related Scoop or an Interview/Special Report Pitch (Agric, Energy, Oil&Gas, Banking, Fiscal Policies, Fin. Inclusion/tech, Maritime, etc)? Kindly DM or send an email via olawoyinoladeinde @gmail .com. Na'agode.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

@iamnasboi @iamnasboi is grossly underated.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

8 months

Lol. NOTHING happened. Those who didn't outsource their thinking to baby propagandists saw through it all. Makinde is Makinde: he's NOT as terrible a governor as opposition APC paints him; & he's nothing close to the miracle worker satellite observers make you believe he is.

Malachy Odo II

@MalachyOdo1

8 months

I ask again, what really happened to Makinde?

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

7 months

1. Per information we got from a source yesterday, CBN is directing staff members employed "from 2014 to date" to disclose their relationships with politicians & Politically Exposed Persons. The bank's rule restricts employment of relatives of serving staff/board members.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

5. Gbenga preached love, as against extremist religious doctrine, identifying with the major religions. That way, he earned the nickname 'Alhaji-Pastor-Oluwo'. Other sobriquets included Funwontan ‘Jengbetiele’, ‘Alabefe’, ‘Alaye mi Gbengulo’ etc

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

1 year

My friend and I had an interesting conversation with Former Governor Peter Obi ahead of the general elections. #Journalism

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

5 years

20. Deyimika weyin to ba ti dorun o Ko weyin o, ko weyin o.... Ko ma fi Fuji si'le funya je ADEYIMIKA!

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 years

Last October, unknown to many Nigerians, something despicably disgraceful happened to Nigeria’s already battered image at a World Bank Tribunal – which, in a sense, may explain the disdain/suspicion with which Nigerians are sometimes treated around the globe.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

6 months

Political leadership lessons in Yorubaland, per ACN/LP resurgence of 2008/9, is like a buffet; you pick your choice & discard the rest. Akeredolu is perhaps the last of guber candidates thrown up by the political dynamics of that era & his death is significant. The Highlights?

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

5 years

2. First off, it’s quite tempting to approach much of Ayinde Barrister’s arts as by-products of introspection. In his immensely popular album, REALITY, he painted a rather pitiful picture of the fratricidal forces he had to contend with, far far away from the klieglights.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

2 years

People's fear over Ademola Adeleke's governance capacity isn't misplaced, but we've got to RESPECT Osun peoples' decision. In any case, with Deji Adeleke's net worth, Davido Adeleke's network, and Ademola's own, er, 'legwork', let's hope for redemption. #OsunDecides2022 a dara o.

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Oladeinde Olawoyin

@Ola_deinde

4 months

Per sources from 2 of the nation's 3 biggest telcos: The NCC has directed telcos to block Binance and other platforms, including Forextime, OctaFX, Crypto, FXTM, Coinbase, Kraken, among others. 👇

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