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Free
What does freedom mean to you? A philosophical, political and social concept. It’s not a singularity but a plural concept.
Trains
What’s a thing you were completely obsessed with as a kid? Toy trains and stations, surprising as we had no trains in my city, but it occupied my imagination and my parents obliged me with trains and a model station. It may have been from the second world war movie reels with troops transporting trains. …
Just Say the Word: Trump’s Governing Method Is a Four-Decade Con Finally in the Oval Office By Lawson Akhigbe
There is an old saying, so old it has outlived the dogs it was originally about, that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. The charitable reading of this proverb is that experience builds expertise. The less charitable, and far more accurate, reading is this: some animals find a thing that works and simply …
The Prosecutor in Chief Who Keeps Getting Ambushed by the Law by Lawson Akhigbe
Screenshot There is a particular species of embarrassment that only the highly qualified can achieve. A man who has never claimed to understand plumbing is not embarrassed when the pipes burst. But the master plumber, knighted for services to pipework, who stands ankle-deep in his own kitchen staring at a spanner, that man has achieved …
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Nyesom Wike And His Executive Role by Lawson Akhigbe
Nyesom Wike’s governance tactics exhibit strong continuity from his Rivers State governorship (2015–2023) to his current role as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since August 2023 under President Bola Tinubu. His approach remains assertive, enforcement-heavy, project-focused, and politically muscula, often described as turning governance into a “contact sport.” Supporters praise decisive action and …
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