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From the British Dream to the Culture Wars: The Political Evolution of Kemi Badenoch by Lawson Akhigbe
On 19 July 2017, Kemi Badenoch stood in the House of Commons to deliver what many regarded as one of the finest maiden speeches of that Parliament. It was thoughtful without being preachy, ideological without being shrill, patriotic without descending into sloganism, and deeply personal without becoming self-indulgent. Nearly a decade later, as Leader of …
The Man Who Made the Empire Sweat: Chief Irabor the Ologbosere of Edo Empire: His Last Stand
Chief Ologbose Irabor and Hausecolonial police officers Chief Ologbosere (Ologboshere): His personal birth name was Irabor. "Ologbosere" was a high-ranking military title first created by Oba Akenzua I in the early 18th century. As the second-in-command of the entire Benin military, he is historically referred to as General Ologbose Irabor or simply Chief Irabor. The …
The Corporate Heist Masquerading as Madness: What’s Really Driving Nigeria’s Security Crisis by Lawson Akhigbe
If you turn on the news or scroll through conventional policy briefs on Nigeria, the narrative is practically copy-pasted. You will read about "ancient ethnic feuds," "senseless banditry," or the tragic symptoms of a "failed state." It sounds chaotic, disorganized, and tragically inevitable. But what if the chaos isn't a failure of the system at …
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