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Power in Nigeria does not arrive alone. It comes with luggage—overweight, unclaimed, and suspiciously packed by other people. Once you gain prominence, whether by election, appointment, or sudden economic elevation, an ecosystem forms around you. Not a natural one—this is not rainforest biodiversity—but a carefully cultivated human barricade. Family, friends, distant cousins, and acquaintances by …
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I recently stumbled on a YouTube channel documenting a mixed marriage between a Black South African woman and a Nigerian man resident in South Africa. It was not meant to be an anthropological study, yet it quickly became one. The South African lady narrated her initial fears about entering into a relationship with a Nigerian …
Continue reading "Xenophobia, Re-Education and the Long Shadow of Apartheid by Lawson Akhigbe"
The Delta landed at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and I bid farewell to a group of fellow travellers I met on the plane: Bert Nwakamma flies from Atlanta to Abuja more often than I go to Wal-Mart on Hwy 85 Riverdale; Oputa, an attorney from Delta State shuttles between law offices in New Jersey …
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When Late Prof Pius Adesanmi first wrote about the convoy clash between Rotimi Amaechi and Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, he advised citizens to conserve their data and their sanity. He said you had no dog in that fight. He said you were the grass beneath two elephants. I regret to inform you that the …
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017. This is the first time in history that a country caused an event so catastrophic and impactful, that it'll be taught in history lessons just as important as those about the rise …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 