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The Billionaire Who Saved Us From Sanity: How Rupert Murdoch and Fox News Perfected the Outrage Economy by Lawson Akhigbe
For nearly three decades, a single man has sat atop a golden throne made of old newspaper print and cable cords, gazing down at the United States and asking: “But what if they were significantly more furious?”That man is Rupert Murdoch. And his crowning achievement, Fox News Channel—launched in October 1996—didn’t just change American political …
The Umpire’s Clock: When 120 Days Somehow Means Six Months in Abuja by Lawson Akhigbe
Justice Umar Justice Omotosho In the grand, theatrical tradition of Nigerian public administration, there is a sacred, unwritten rule: If the law makes your job too difficult, simply pretend you are the law. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently looked at the freshly minted Electoral Act 2026, passed by the National Assembly to set …
The Road That Tells the Truth About the Nigerian State by Lawson Akhigbe
If you want to understand whether a state is responsive to its people, don’t start with speeches, manifestos, or glossy policy documents. Start with a road. In Nigeria, take the Onitsha–Benin–Lagos highway. It will tell you everything. This is not just any road. It is a commercial artery—arguably one of the most economically significant corridors …
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