Adeola Akinremi
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Adeola Akinremi | |
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 Adeola Akinremi in portrait in 2023 | |
| Occupation | Journalism • Public Policy • Digital Media |
| Known for | Exposing the Muhammadu Buhari's plagiarism scandal |
| Notable work | Thisday Newspaper |
Adeola Akinremi is a journalist, 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 This Day, Akinremi exposed the 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 President Buhari who angrily fired the aide who penned the speech.[18][19][20][21][22]
Akinremi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations 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]