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Judicial corruption remains one of the most entrenched and corrosive problems in Nigeria’s governance architecture. It is not merely anecdotal; it is consistently documented by surveys, investigative reports, high-profile scandals, and public perception studies. Across multiple independent assessments, the judiciary is routinely identified as one of the most corrupt institutions in the country—arguably the most …

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Jim Goldberg/Magnum Photos This week, Illinois became the first state to eliminate its cash bail system, and Virginia became the first Southern state to abolish the death penalty. These developments illustrate that many of the most impactful criminal justice reforms can and must be enacted by states, not by the federal government. On any given …

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If Nigeria were a patient, the doctors would have long agreed that the country suffers from a chronic condition called “Unresolved Foundational Wahala Syndrome.” And like every Nigerian patient, the country keeps ignoring the prescription while swallowing political paracetamol.One of the earliest missed prescriptions was Decree No. 8 — the federal government’s so-called “implementation” of …

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Pele Walk through the streets of Salvador, Brazil, and you'll hear the drums of Candomblé echoing from centuries-old terreiros. You'll see women in white lace selling acarajé, a fried bean cake brought to South America by enslaved West African women. You'll notice that the vast majority of faces around you are Black. Now walk through …

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