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All Seasons
The Spoiler and the Settlement: Why Atiku Abubakar is Tinubu’s Greatest Ally in 2027 by Lawson Akhigbe
There is an unwritten constitution in Nigerian politics, and it has proven more durable than the one printed on paper. Since our return to civil rule in 1999, a quiet but powerful understanding has guided who governs and when. It is not found in Chapter Two of the 1999 Constitution, but every serious player in …
Britain Is Getting Poorer – And Shouting at the Mirror by Lawson Akhigbe
Britain is getting poorer. Not in the Dickensian, chimney-sweep sense. Not in the “send the children to the workhouse” melodrama. But in the steady, spreadsheet, Office-for-National-Statistics, wages-flatlining-while-bills-soar sense. And Britain is getting angrier. The pubs are louder. The comment sections are feral. The morning shows are one long sigh punctuated by someone blaming a migrant …
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The 1986 Trial of Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini: A Notorious Chapter in Nigeria’s Crime History by FB Page Historical Nigeria – Yoruba
The image in question captures a defining moment in Nigeria’s criminal justice history—the 1986 trial of Lawrence Anini, one of the most feared armed robbers in the country’s history. Known infamously as “The Law,” Anini's reign of terror gripped Benin City and its surroundings during the 1980s, challenging the authority of law enforcement and unsettling …
My father
Who was your most influential teacher? Why? He thought me the lessons of life and how to be contented with one’s gifts and how to make others appreciate their own gifts. He taught with humour and kindness. He taught without teaching. I remember his words when I am at a cross road of life and …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 