Journalist • Entrepreneur • Development Policy Analyst
Known for
Exposing the Muhammadu Buhari's plagiarism scandal
Notable work
Thisday Newspaper
Website
www.adeolaakinremi.com
Adeola Akinremi (born 26 March) is a Nigerian-American 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]