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Ai imagery Breaking news from the hallowed halls of international diplomacy, where the delicate art of statecraft was recently displayed in its most sublime form: an American head of state managed to identify a Nigerian one. Yes, you read that correctly. At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Donald Trump reportedly recognised Her Excellency, …
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If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? I came, I met, I saw... and then I saw love. I'm so lucky to have my family's love. I know it, and it makes me feel so grateful. I really hope I'm giving back as much as I receive.
A sober reflection on General Murtala Ramat Mohammed requires a careful separation of verifiable history from rumour, memory from myth, and institutional responsibility from individual culpability. Fifty years after his assassination, he remains one of Nigeria’s most mythologised leaders—celebrated as a nationalist reformer, yet inseparable from some of the most violent and turbulent episodes in …
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An Immigrant Story of Courage, Loneliness, and the Quiet Strength of Starting Over There are journeys that begin with excitement.And there are journeys that begin with goodbye. Mine began with a suitcase that felt too small for my dreams and a pair of old shoes that had already walked more miles than I realized. […]From …
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Once upon a time—yes, this is a brushstroke—an Englishman’s home was his castle, and the fiat of the King stopped at the water’s edge. In practical terms, this meant something deceptively simple: everyone in England was treated as English for the purposes of daily life. There were no internal immigration controls. Social and civic services …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 