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Seyi Oduyela


He is the Coordinator/Project director of Investigative Reporters Association of Nigeria. He is a member of several professional associations including the Investigative Reporters and Editors, National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ and the National Association of African Journalists, NAAJ. He is also currently taking a Graduate program in Communication at the Trinity University, Washington, D.C.
He started journalism from Nigeria, at the Ibadan Grammar School where he was the President of the Press Club. At the University of Ibadan, he was the deputy Editor-In-Chief of Curious magazine.

He joined the services of Tempo Magazine, in 1998 as a reporter/researcher. The magazine, a radical pro democracy publication was set up in the heady days of Nigeria's battle with military tyranny.
He became the Defense Correspondent in 1999. In 2000 he became the first person to win the Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa Prize for the Nigerian Media Merit Award as the defense Reporter of the year 2000-2001. He left Tempo in 2001 for the Anchor on Sunday, and later to Sunday Punch as Senior Correspondent in March 2002. He is the Nigeria Editor of Vernacular media an online news provider.

He is also a contributing writer to Focus magazine (London), Eagle View Press (Stamford, Connecticut, USA, African Abroad, New York, New York. He writes for a Nigerian online news provider, (www.nigeriaworld.com/seyioduyela) and Dawodu.com.
He was in South Africa in August 2002 to present a paper at an international journalism conference organized by Highway Africa (www.highwayafrica.org.za/2002/dayone/oluseyioduyela).

As an investigative reporter, his report that exposed the embezzlement of Soldiers' transfer allowance by the military authorities won him an award. The report forced the Chief of Defense Staff to refund the allowance.
It was also his interview with Lt. Gen. Victor Malu (Military Pact: We will resist the Americans, Tempo March 8 2001) that led to Malu's forced retirement in April 2001. General Malu was a former Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria from 1999-2001.

Religious Studies Scholar by training. He is a product of the prestigious University of Ibadan, where he obtained B.A (Hon) in Religious Studies (1990) and M.A in Old Testament (1992). He worked as a lecturer at the Tai Solarin College of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State from 1992-2000. As a lecturer, he has many academic journal articles to his credit, conference and seminar papers. He was also a contributor to a book written and published on the Late Tai Solarin titled: Tai Solarin's views on Religion: A critique Tai Solarin- The Making of a Humanist, Edited by A.B. Okanlawon & O.T. Fasanmi, Ijebu- Ode: Admass Publishing Co. Ltd (2000).
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» Nigerians Abroad Seek Seats at the National Assembly
By Seyi Oduyela | Published 07/17/2008 | Seyi Oduyela | Rating:

“It is critical to support the efforts of the Diaspora organizations to establish necessary platforms for engaging fellow Nigerians in the political, social and economic development,’ he said

» “Civilian and Military Conspirators have Undermined Nigeria’s Democracy for 47 years-” Maurice Iwu
By Seyi Oduyela | Published 07/17/2008 | Seyi Oduyela | Rating:

He said further that no matter how bad or backward a system is, one thing we must not lose sight of is that there are some people who benefit and have been benefitting from the decadence. “it is only natural that those who have been the masters or beneficiaries of the old order will refuse change, especially the change that will no longer guarantee the self-serving opportunities they have been enjoying for long at the expense of the larger populace,” Iwu maintained.

» Gbenga Daniel: An Emperor’s Delusions of Grandeur
By Seyi Oduyela | Published 01/6/2008 | Seyi Oduyela | Unrated

Otunba Gbenga Daniel once again bared his fang when his hireling, Wale Adedayo a.k.a Babalawo (Sorcerer) threw caution to the winds and unleashed ferocious attacks on individuals, groups and associations perceived to be opponents of the obsession of Otunba Daniel to become the Leader of the Yoruba people. His treatise, “Yinka Odunmakin: Hireling of A Failing Emperor” published in the Nigerian Tribune of Monday December 24th 2007, pages 32-33 is a study in delusions of grandeur.

» The Ribadu Drama: What Transpired
By Seyi Oduyela | Published 12/31/2007 | Seyi Oduyela | Rating:

Mr. Ribadu had long forgotten that his primary job is the Police job and he got the EFCC job as a police officer. Our source confirmed that President Yar'Adua did not buy Mr. Ribadu's style of administering justice, but was reluctant to replace him because he did not want to be seen as protecting anybody or interfering. Ribadu, according to our presidency source, expressed concern about President Yar'Adua's disposition to him.

» Honorable Okoya-Thomas in Dishonorable Act
By Seyi Oduyela | Published 08/23/2007 | Seyi Oduyela | Rating:

During the ceremony she was seen perambulating from one end of the house to another. She was more of a model than a legislator. She was however advised to sit down when it was apparent that her frequent trips to no where was distracting the prayer session being held for the speaker.



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