Adeola Akinremi Explained

Adeola Akinremi
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Education:Johns Hopkins University
Occupation:Journalist • Entrepreneur • Development Policy Analyst
Known For:Exposing the Muhammadu Buhari's plagiarism scandal
Notable Works:Thisday Newspaper
Website:www.adeolaakinremi.com

Adeola Akinremi is a journalist, entrepreneur, columnist, policy advisor and International development professional who currently serves as a consultant for the World Bank Group. He served as a U.S correspondent, editor and columnist at This Day newspaper.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Akinremi is well known for his courage in journalism. On 16 September 2016, he broke a plagiarism story,[7] [8] [9] in which Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari copied from President Barack Obama and passing it off as if it was his own.[10] [11] [12]

In an article he penned for Thisday newspaper, Akinremi exposed the former Nigerian leader for plagiarizing President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech on a day he launched an ethical rebirth campaign for his country—Change begins with me.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] The scandal led to a global outrage and apology made by former President Buhari who angrily fired the aide who penned the speech.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Education

Akinremi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the Lagos State University. He received his Master's degree in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies[23] and additional Master's degree in Project Development and Implementation from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. He graduated from journalism school in 1999.[24]

Professional career

After graduation from journalism school in 1999, Akinremi began his practice as a cub reporter with the defunct The Week Magazine in Lagos, Nigeria. His entrance into journalism practice was preceded by his active engagement in civil rights movement and campaign for democratic governance in Nigeria. He was a member of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights[25] Akinremi has written journalism pieces on technologies and global economy, including some major reports on economics, global health, climate change, fagility and the governance of AI technology and how artificially intelligent communication technologies affect human agency in relation to professional discretion and ethical judgement. He wrote on the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, terrorism in the Sahel and the dynamics of poverty in Nigeria among other national and global development issues.

He wrote news pieces on the administration of America’s first black President Barack Obama. In 2014, the U.S Department of State recognized him as a leader in his career and inducted him into its premier professional exchange program, the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP). Through a short-term visit to five battleground states, including Georgia and Kentucky, he reported the U.S mid-term election. He has subsequently covered other elections, including the 2016 consequential presidential election for Thisday newspaper.[26] He's a columnist at Thisday and The Cable.[27] [28]

In International development, he has worked on digital infrastructure, global energy, climate change, food security, global health, and poverty reduction initiatives while working for the World Bank Group, Environmental Rights Action and Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) out of Geneva, Switzerland and across multiple countries.[29] He utilized his professional expertise in external relations and partnerships building to create alliances and mobilized the civil society groups and government leaders in Africa to work together for the ratification and implementation campaign of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) - one of the most quickly ratified treaties in United Nations history - when he provided leadership for the overall strategy of the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) in Africa.[30]

Akinremi is known to be closer to the Nigerian banker and billionaire, Tony Elumelu, and has written extensively about his life, wealth, philosophy and philanthropy.[31] [32] [33] [34]

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-09-17 . Nigerian president rips off famous Obama speech . 2023-07-03 . WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay . en.
  2. Web site: Reed . Chris . 2017-01-26 . The world's view of Trump's worldview . 2023-07-03 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US.
  3. Web site: The Trump Era Begins . 2023-07-03 . thisdaylive.com . en.
  4. Web site: Pelosi's Path to Power . 2023-07-03 . thisdaylive.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2016-09-17 . Nigeria's president apologizes for plagiarizing Obama speech . 2023-07-04 . NBC News . en.
  6. Web site: Tapping Toyin Umesiri, Others for Africa Reputation Building in United States . 2023-07-04 . thisdaylive.com . en.
  7. Web site: Buhari's plagiarized Speech in "Change Begins with Me" . 2023-07-06 . thisdaylive.com.
  8. Web site: Nigeria's President Buhari in fresh plagiarism scandal of Obama's speech . 2023-07-04 . premiumtimesng.com.
  9. Web site: Ojoye . Taiwo . 2016-09-25 . Plagiarism: An inherent albatross in political speech writing . 2023-07-06 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2016-09-17 . Nigeria's President Apologizes for Plagiarizing Obama Speech . 2023-07-05 . Yahoo News . en-US.
  11. News: 2016-09-17 . President apologizes for plagiarizing Obama . Washington Post.
  12. News: 2016-09-17 . Nigerian President apologises for plagiarising Obama speech . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-07-06 . 0971-751X.
  13. Web site: 2016-09-16 . Buhari, 'Change Begins With Me' campaign in plagiarism scandal . 2023-07-03 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2016-09-17 . Nigerian president rips off famous Obama speech . 2023-07-03 . FOX 4 News Fort Myers WFTX . en.
  15. Web site: 2016-09-16 . Buhari Accused Of Plagiarism In His 'Change Begins With Me' Speech . 2023-07-03 . The ICIR- Latest News, Politics, Governance, Elections, Investigation, Factcheck, Covid-19 . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Plagiarism of Obama's Speech: Presidency to expel deputy director from Aso Rock . 2023-07-04 . premiumtimesng.com.
  17. Web site: Thanks, Buhari, But… . 2023-07-06 . thisdaylive.com.
  18. News: Associated Press . 2016-09-17 . Nigerian president apologizes for plagiarizing Obama in speech . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-03 . 0261-3077.
  19. News: 2016-09-17 . Nigeria president blames aide for plagiarising Obama . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-07-03.
  20. Web site: Kazeem . Yomi . 2016-09-17 . Nigeria's president will punish staff for plagiarizing an Obama speech from 2008 . 2023-07-03 . Quartz . en.
  21. News: 2016-09-16 . Nigeria's Buhari admits to plagiarizing line from Obama speech . en . Reuters . 2023-07-04.
  22. News: Nigeria's president just plagiarised one of Obama's most famous speeches . en-GB . The Independent . 2023-07-06.
  23. Oviedo de Valeria . Jenny . 1994-08-02 . Problemas multiplicativos tipo transformación lineal: tareas de compra y venta . Educación matemática . 6 . 2 . 73–86 . 10.24844/em0602.06 . 256222263 . 2448-8089. free .
  24. Web site: 2023-05-23 . Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos State . 2023-07-09 . en-US.
  25. Web site: Committee For The Defence Of Human Rights Marks Its 30th Anniversary Sahara Reporters . 2023-07-09 . saharareporters.com.
  26. Web site: In Rocky US Presidential Election, Clinton, Trump Fight for North Carolina Votes . 2023-07-04 . This Day . PressReader.
  27. Web site: 2017-08-04 . Population surge, more poor people: Africa leaders have one option, it's to rev-up health care financing . 2023-07-04 . TheCable . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2020-08-18 . What does the rise of unemployed Nigerians mean? . 2023-07-04 . TheCable . en-US.
  29. Web site: dan . 2010-06-16 . Dr Patrick Musavuli – FCA AFRO regional coordinator . 2023-07-09 . Framework Convention Alliance . en.
  30. Web site: dan . 2010-06-16 . Dr Patrick Musavuli – FCA AFRO regional coordinator . 2023-07-09 . Framework Convention Alliance . en.
  31. Web site: Inside Elumelu's Journey for Africa . 2023-07-04 . thisdaylive.com . en.
  32. Web site: Praise . Joshua . 2015-03-01 . Builders of the Black Continent . 2023-07-04 . The Tony Elumelu Foundation . en-GB.
  33. Web site: Chasing Elumelu: On the Road with Big-hearted Billionaire . 2023-07-04 . thisdaylive.com . en.
  34. Web site: Elumelu's Public Good Package . 2023-07-04 . thisdaylive.com . en.
  35. Web site: Yishau . Olukorede . 2014-11-10 . The Nation wins eight awards at NMMA . 2023-07-03 . thenationonlineng.net.
  36. Web site: Ezeobi . Chiemelie . 2014-11-10 . THISDAY Editor Named Newspaper Reporter of the Year . 2023-07-03 . allafrica.com.
  37. Web site: 2019-01-01 . Stakeholders canvass professional excellence, ethical practices at media award . 2023-07-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News . en-US.
  38. Web site: NMMA-Nigeria Media Merit Award LBG . 2023-07-04 . nmma-ng.org.
  39. Web site: THE 15th DAME HALL OF FAME – DAME Awards . 2023-07-04 . en-US.
  40. Web site: 2007-12-22 . "The Future Awards . . ." 2008! . 2023-07-04 . Ladybrille Magazine . en-US.
  41. Web site: LEAP Africa Rewards Social Innovators . 2023-07-04 . thisdaylive.com.

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