Gina Yashere once cracked a joke that should have come with a constitutional amendment: “If you kill someone in Nigeria, you will get away with it.” She followed up with the immortal line that “CSI in Nigeria means Can’t Solve It.” This was comedy, of course—except Nigeria heard it and said, write that down, write …
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The framers of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution were many things, but foolishness was not one of them. Having watched the First Republic implode under the weight of ideological prostitution euphemistically called carpet crossing, they set out—quite deliberately—to kill the practice with consequences. Section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution was the weapon of choice: defect from the …
Come up with a crazy business idea. Sell ice to Eskimos and sand to Arabia. Sell an item already in plain view and not needing to reinvent a wheel. Just like Apple business mode, make existing products better and claim its invention. Teach the Americans English and irony, teach the English how to travel, and …
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We lived through a rupture. For a few dizzying years, the familiar rhythms of global life—the daily commute, the crowded stadium, the handshake, the very breath we shared in a room—were suspended. Covid-19 was not merely a health crisis; it was a planetary pause button, a "once in a generation global shutdown" that touched every …
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In most countries, a godfather is a benevolent figure who buys you ice cream, attends your graduation, and disappears quietly into family WhatsApp groups. In Nigeria, however, a godfather is a political institution—he buys you an election, attends your swearing-in, and then moves permanently into Government House. Rent-free. In your head. Godfatherism, Nigeria’s most enduring …
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