The Price of Reputation: From Marble Arch Pennies to Nigerian Billions by Lawson Akhigbe

There is something beautifully British about a court calmly informing a man that his reputation is worth less than the loose change under a Tube seat. In a case that could only have been scripted somewhere between dry wit and judicial understatement, a gentleman—freshly seasoned with a conviction for a robbery near Marble Arch—approached the …

The Police Station as Marketplace: When Justice Becomes a Transaction by Lawson Akhigbe

You have a grievance. Something has gone wrong—perhaps badly wrong—and you do what any rational citizen is expected to do in a functioning state: you go to the police. At the station, the theatre begins. An officer greets you warmly, almost disarmingly so. There is no hostility, no intimidation—just a polite smile and an offer …

The Goldilocks Dilemma of Modern Politics: Why the Public is Never Satisfied by Lawson Akhigbe

Thatcher and Starmer If you look at the history of modern leadership, you will notice a bizarre paradox. The voting public demands strong conviction from its leaders, yet cries tyranny when they refuse to bend. Simultaneously, the public demands that leaders listen to them, yet cries weakness when they actually do. We say we want …

Three Years Of President Tinubu by Leadership Newspapers Editorial

Three years ago today, Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood before the nation at Eagle Square and, in a moment that would define his presidency more than he perhaps intended, declared the fuel subsidy gone. No preamble. No cushioning. Just four words that would cascade into one of the most consequential and most painful economic ruptures in …