A nation that spent a decade asking what Goodluck Jonathan did is now spending the next, asking him to come back and do it again. The man himself has said nothing. He rarely did. There is a peculiar affliction in Nigerian political life whereby a man may spend five years doing virtually nothing in office, …
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Do you remember life before the internet? One lived it and enjoying the journey
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 …
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 …
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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Centre for Nigeria Progress 