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The Real Reason Tinubu Was Invited to Windsor: A Battle for Nigeria by iOccupyNigeria
On March 18, 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will walk into Windsor Castle. The flags of the Union and the Green-White-Green will fly side-by-side, the Household Cavalry will provide a rhythmic jingle of silver and steel, and the British press will dutifully churn out op-eds about “enduring Commonwealth ties” and “shared democratic values.” But for …
The Diplomatic Dinner Where Nigeria Ordered “À La Confusion” by Lawson Akhigbe
There are state visits, and then there are state visits where you suspect half the delegation is nodding politely while mentally Googling, “What does entente cordiale actually mean?” When Bola Ahmed Tinubu jetted off to the United Kingdom to sign that now-infamous migration Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria, one imagines the occasion was dressed up …
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Nigerian Debt Diplomacy History: From Colonial Borrowings to “Decorated Dependence” By Lawson Akhigbe
Tinubu and Macron Nigeria’s external debt diplomacy is a story of recurring cycles: accumulation during booms, crisis during busts, dramatic relief, and rapid relapse. It reflects shifting global alignments—from Western multilateral institutions and Paris Club creditors in the 20th century to Chinese infrastructure financing under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the 2010s, and …
“When Wars End but Arguments Don’t: The Futility of Litigating Political Settlements” by Lawson Akhigbe
There is a peculiar stubbornness in certain corners of political commentary—the kind that refuses to accept that history has already closed the file, stamped it “settled,” and moved it to archives. Instead, like a disgruntled clerk, they keep reopening it, hoping the ink might rearrange itself into a different ending. Take the long and bitter …
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