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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
In advanced democracies, they speak reverently of “checks and balances.” In Nigeria, we have “nods and allowances.” Our constitutional architecture, on paper, is a thing of beauty. It is arranged like a well-laid dining table: Executive here, Legislature there, Judiciary presiding like a stern aunt. In practice, however, the aunt has joined the Executive for …
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