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In Britain, political parties don’t just lose elections — they lose their minds. Once the ballots are counted and the concession speeches mumbled through clenched teeth, the losing party doesn’t reflect, regroup, or rebrand. No, that would be too logical. Instead, they turn inward, declare themselves victims of treachery and moral decay, and begin the …
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Nyesom Wike There is a particular restlessness that defines the political career of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. It prompts a question, purely as an intellectual exercise: how does a man so perpetually in motion ever find rest? Upon examining his conduct—with the patience one reserves for studying a curious but …
Netanyahu and Trump In today’s turbulent political landscape, certain figures offer themselves as bulwarks, as defenders of a way of life. Among the loudest are Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who have each, in their own contexts, cultivated a vocal base of Christian support. They posture as warriors for Christian values, as allies in a …
Donald J. Trump has finally achieved what no Silicon Valley billionaire, CERN physicist or Marvel villain could manage: he has dragged the 18th century kicking and screaming into the 21st. In one bold, historically illiterate swoop, he has colonised Venezuela. Not with redcoats and cannons, of course—that would be gauche—but with helicopter gunships, special forces …
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In the months before the 2023 general election, Nigeria experienced what theologians would classify as a minor miracle: agreement among politicians. Peter Obi agreed. Atiku Abubakar agreed. Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed. Even the petroleum marketers — professional parasites — agreed. Petrol subsidy had to go. Not because of economic enlightenment, but because subsidy had become …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 