The Generals, the Budgets, and the War Without End by Lawson Akhigbe

Nigeria’s insecurity has now lasted long enough to become a permanent feature of national life. Entire generations have grown up knowing nothing but insurgency in the northeast, banditry in the northwest, and violent criminality spreading across large parts of the country. Yet every year, the same response emerges from Abuja: bigger budgets, more emergency funding, …

Can Hungary Happen in Nigeria? Or Will NEPA Take Light Before the Revolution Arrives? By Lawson Akhigbe

Every few years, Nigerians gather—physically or digitally—to ask the same question: is this the moment? The moment when the long-suffering public finally says, “enough,” and the political establishment hears it not as background noise, but as a termination notice. Recently, some have pointed to Hungary—where opposition mobilisation and sheer voter turnout have, at different moments, …

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America is “the greatest country in the world” The Newsroom (2012), Jeff Daniels plays Will McAvoy. (Video)

https://videopress.com/v/dGVB6oBu?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "Greatest country in the world? That’s a bumper sticker. It’s a fourth-grade answer to a doctoral-level question. And when you ask it, you get fourth-grade answers: 'freedom,' 'diversity,' 'opportunity.' [Looks at the other panelists] Congratulations. You’ve just recited the side of a coffee mug.My colleagues aren't wrong. They’re just… lazy. They’re telling you what …

Why Nigeria Is the Greatest Country in the World by Lawson Akhigbe

(A PowerPoint Presentation Sponsored by Hope and Diesel) Nigeria is the greatest country in the world. This is not a claim to be tested with data; it is a spiritual position. Evidence is optional. Doubt is treason. Anyone asking questions is advised to “leave the country” — as though Japa were not already a national …