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When a leader becomes more interested in the symbol of his authority than the substance of his government, politics begins to resemble a cult. The insignia becomes the message, the slogan becomes the policy, and the citizen is expected to admire the packaging while living with the consequences.
https://videopress.com/v/iMEJAOdu?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The Casablanca Captain Louis Renault, played brilliantly by Claude Rains in the 1942 classic Casablanca, delivered one of cinema's most memorable lines:«"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"»No sooner had he uttered those words than he was handed his gambling winnings. His outrage was pure theatre. He knew exactly …
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Bail conditions Nasir El-Rufai now stands charged on 10 counts before a court that will decide whether the former Kaduna State governor answers for one of the more detailed corruption case files to reach trial in recent years. These remain allegations, not proven facts, and El-Rufai is entitled to the presumption of innocence until the …
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In the grand theatre of Nigerian public life, where every scandal eventually finds its way into a press release, a tweet, and then a court that politely declines to be bothered, the saga of Emeka Ike’s voter details has reached its predictable third act. The curtain has fallen. The audience is still waiting for justice. The actors have already left for the after-party
