Well, let me be the first to say I believe you. :)

The funny thing is, I was going to jokingly post that you should take a picture of you and him together with his arms around you in a bear hug (so people can't say it was photoshopped) while in his palm he holds a sign that says "This is my Son Dare"

Then I thought...

Nope, that won't do it. Because then you'd have to find a non-blog web source to prove that the picture of you was in fact you (which I guess would involve another picture from some other source).

So basically, I personally have no idea. But good luck with that.

I have a different problem with your entry. I would rather expect proof for your - son of the president of Nigeria's - rather prepostorous claim that you work for Microsoft and share the soap with Don Box. An independently verified copy of your badge would be ok with me.

Wikipedia is getting more and more absurd...

Here's a reference: http://www.nigeria-planet.com/President-Obasanjo.html

Don't give them the link Phil gave you. They might get confused and decide that George W. Bush is the true son of President Obasanjo

I see you have to prove that Baba is your Dad. While I do not know who wrote the crap on the talk page, it is a case of bad belle. words like eze(u), ego, have some local connotations which should give you some idea as to motivations. As noted, even a picture of you with Baba could be said to be photoshopped. Just live your life.
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If your dad is who you say he is, where is your security detail?

Didn't BillG meet with your dad? Have him vouch for you. That'll shut them Wikipedia people up.

I agree with the earlier entry, that place is getting absurd.

Be modern: make a video with your dad affirming it and stick it on You Tube :). then -give him a wikipedia login and get him to update the entry himself.

Wow Dare. You must've really pissed someone off over there. I found this comment in the discussion page funny:

> article lacks relevance: other than being one of a president's many children,
> what sets this programmer apart from others?

Might as well start deleting these entries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Clinton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euan_Blair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Blair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Blair

First off, I do believe you as well :-), but I think you should have a thicker skin regarding this.

If there is no reference in the web nor in a book provided, why should be kept it in your wikipedia article? The article was kept on wikipedia because of your XML contributions and rssbandit, right?

I agree that you being the son of the president of Nigeria is interesting personal information about you, but checking sources should be a good habit in wikipedia. That is not always done is another question.

And overall, that external references are requested doesn't mean you are liar. Why should?

(and well... that external reference (http://www.nigeria-planet.com/President-Obasanjo.html) that magically appeared on the wiki talk page the next day this post was published is a little too suspicious. In an article relating all the public life of your father, suddenly, without even a full stop, comes: "Obasanjo's son, Dare Obasanjo (aka "Carnage4Life") works on XML at Microsoft and authors a weblog." Man, I suppose only good intentions there, but...)

Well, too long comment... nice blog Dare.

I'd contact the nigerian press and make this into a big story about the big, bad, American-centric Wikipedia not acknowleding screechingly obvious facts.