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“An army marches on its stomach,” declared Napoleon Bonaparte with the sort of blunt clarity that only history’s more successful troublemakers can afford. It is a principle as old as organised conflict itself: logistics, not rhetoric, wins wars. Nigeria learnt this lesson the hard way during the Nigerian Civil War. The federal side, under Yakubu …
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Nigeria’s insecurity has now lasted long enough to become a permanent feature of national life. Entire generations have grown up knowing nothing but insurgency in the northeast, banditry in the northwest, and violent criminality spreading across large parts of the country. Yet every year, the same response emerges from Abuja: bigger budgets, more emergency funding, …
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Every few years, Nigerians gather—physically or digitally—to ask the same question: is this the moment? The moment when the long-suffering public finally says, “enough,” and the political establishment hears it not as background noise, but as a termination notice. Recently, some have pointed to Hungary—where opposition mobilisation and sheer voter turnout have, at different moments, …
What is your favorite restaurant? I have the best chef in the world, and the best part is, I don’t even have to leave my home! The meals and snacks are perfectly balanced and varied. Once I checked in, I couldn’t leave—it’s the best I have ever known.
https://videopress.com/v/dGVB6oBu?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "Greatest country in the world? That’s a bumper sticker. It’s a fourth-grade answer to a doctoral-level question. And when you ask it, you get fourth-grade answers: 'freedom,' 'diversity,' 'opportunity.' [Looks at the other panelists] Congratulations. You’ve just recited the side of a coffee mug.My colleagues aren't wrong. They’re just… lazy. They’re telling you what …
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