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Rejoinder: When the Gods Get All the Blame (and All the Credit)

In “Deference to Deities: A Hindrance to Pre-colonial Africa's Innovation,” https://uchechukwu007.substack.com/p/deference-to-deities-the-poison-to?r=i6gfm&utm_medium=ios Uchechukwu Philemon Obimma tackles a recurring historical question: Why wasn't pre-colonial Black Africa as technologically and structurally developed as ancient Europe, India, or China? Dismissing racial and IQ based arguments as baseless, especially given the contemporary global contributions of Black and African innovators, Obimma …

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The Barrister Who Never Went to Law School: Adams Oshiomhole and the Art of Speaking from Both Sides of the Mouth by Lawson Akhigbe

Adams Oshiomhole is that rare Nigerian political specimen who managed to climb from factory floor to labour presidency, state house, party chairmanship and the red chamber without the inconvenience of a published higher educational attainment. Self-taught, they say. One imagines him in some dimly lit corner of history, devouring political manuals by candlelight while the rest of his compatriots were busy collecting certificates that later proved about as useful as a raincoat in the Sahara.

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Congratulations, You Are Now a Sovereign Wealth Fund by Lawson Akhigbe

If you live in London, Houston, Toronto, or anywhere outside Nigeria, your phone is going to ring this week. It will not be to ask how your weekend went. ​It will be a message about school fees, a hospital emergency, or the beloved national family pet: the diesel generator, which has once again passed away …

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Federal Character: From One Village To One Faith by Lawson Akhigbe

Professor Pat Utomi once said President Buhari could make all his political appointments from one village as long as those he brings in can get the job done. “Let’s get serious. Let’s get to move this country forward and away from all this small, petty issues. To me, it is not an important issue and …

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