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The global financial crisis of 2008 was a seismic event that shattered economies and shook political establishments. In the UK, it created a profound moment of ideological vulnerability. For the incoming Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition of 2010, led by David Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne, the crisis was not merely a disaster to be managed; …
Nigeria did not wake up one morning and become a country where bandits negotiate with governors. This is not an accident. It is a sequel. The first instalment was Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini. The current season features Bello Turji Kachalla. The difference is not in criminal audacity, but in state embarrassment. Anini embarrassed the Nigerian state. …
What are your favorite sports to watch and play? Football, soccer both halfs
If one is struggling to understand Donald Trump’s second-term instincts—his reflexes, priorities, and preferred remedies for complex problems—the solution is neither a new think-tank paper nor a fresh psychoanalysis. It is far simpler: reread his first inaugural address. Slowly. Possibly with a stiff drink. That speech, delivered in January 2017, was not merely ceremonial throat-clearing. …
Every state is an engine of power. To prevent that engine from careening off the road, democracies install sophisticated systems of restraint. We learn about them in school: the Constitution, the supreme law that delineates authority. Then, the external guardrails—the checks and balances between the executive, legislative, and judiciary. Each branch is meant to watch, …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 