How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Failure!!! please. I will revert when that occasion arises if it does. According to Costco philosophy, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. As one never goes to Costco but to Sam’s Club, this philosophy does not apply.
Cart Before Horse: The ICPC, El-Rufai and the Theatre of Nigerian Criminal Justice by Lawson Akhigbe
On a presumably ordinary broadcast of Arise TV, with Charles Anyagolu conducting a typically pointed interview, Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, former minister, serial political actor, spoke as politicians do: expansively, provocatively, and with the confidence of a man who knows microphones are not lie detectors. Somewhere, one imagines, officials at the Independent Corrupt …
How the Humble Mosquito Thwarted an Empire and Saved Nigeria from Colonial Settlership by Lawson Akhigbe
When we tell the story of colonial resistance, we speak of great leaders, fierce battles, and powerful kingdoms. We rarely speak of a tiny, buzzing insect. Yet, in the case of Nigeria, one of the most significant defenders of the land was not a warrior king or a diplomatic genius, but the lowly mosquito. This …
The Strategic Aims of Trump’s Rhetoric by Lawson Akhigbe
1. Systemic Attack and "Othering" · Tactics Used: Public disparagement of institutions ("deep state," courts, media), division into "red" vs. "blue" states, incendiary nicknames for opponents.· Constitutional Impact: Erodes public trust in co-equal branches of government, framing them as illegitimate enemies rather than essential checks. This weakens the system's ability to collectively restrain executive overreach. …
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You're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence? One is still to consider such a step and therefore an opening sentence is yet to be conjured.

