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When the State Pays the Gunman: From the Niger Delta to the Forests of the North by Lawson Akhigbe
There is a tragic through-line in Nigeria’s modern security history: when the gun speaks loudly enough, the treasury eventually listens. In the early 2000s, the creeks of the Niger Delta became theatres of an armed civil uprising. Oil pipelines were vandalised with industrial efficiency. Expatriate oil workers and local contractors were kidnapped as bargaining chips. …
Donald Trump Is Nothing Like Robert Mueller by Jonathan Lemire
Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran Robert Mueller III was a Bronze Star …
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Typewriter, Computer, Ai
How has technology changed your job? Things have changed for the better in terms of time management and how I work. I've always seen technology as an aid, not the main driver. I don't need a secretary or admin staff for certain things, which frees up my time to handle more tasks. It's been fun …
The Slow Erosion of Authority: How the Edo Traditional Council Is Undermining the Throne It Serves by Lawson Akhigbe
There was a time when the authority of the Benin monarchy did not need explanation, defence, or public relations management. It simply was. The throne of the Oba commanded reverence, not because of press statements or reactive letters, but because its institutional discipline, cultural clarity, and political neutrality were beyond reproach. Today, however, the Edo …
History has a sense of humour. It does not laugh loudly; it waits. By Lawson Akhigbe
When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, one of the most visible civilian advocates was Ahmed Chalabi. He positioned himself as the indispensable intermediary between Washington and Baghdad-in-exile. He supplied intelligence—much of it later discredited—about weapons of mass destruction and internal Iraqi dynamics. Sections of the American political class and media embraced him as …
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