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When Trump Play Cowboy: The Israelisation of American Foreign Policy by Lawson Akhigbe
Israel is a small country with a big personality. Think of it as that compact, wiry uncle at Christmas dinner — the one who sits at the end of the table with his back to the wall, scanning the room as if the turkey might attack him. Surrounded by neighbours who eye it with varying …
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?
You become the civil service for and of your family and friends. You have the UPS of a national civil service - institutional memory. You become a living history. History does not repeat itself but it rhymes and that's wisdom in motion. What an old man can see sitting down even a child on a …
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Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Industry: Many Laws, No Convictions, Plenty of Press Conferences by Lawson Akhigbe
Yahaya Bello dancing Nigeria does not lack anti-corruption laws. What Nigeria lacks is the awkward follow-through known in other jurisdictions as enforcement. Investigating and Prosecuting Corruption in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis of Legal and Institutional Frameworks by Dr Olugbemisola Odusote now the Director General of the Nigeria Law School Abuja According to Olugbemisola Odusote’s exhaustive …
Nigeria’s Manifest Destiny: Abuja Eyes Benin and Niger After Studying Trump’s Notes
Having carefully studied the intellectual works of Donald J. Trump—particularly his groundbreaking theory that geography is merely a suggestion—Nigeria is reportedly considering the annexation of Benin Republic and Niger Republic. Not because they offer anything useful, mind you, but because they are there. And in the Trump school of international relations, that is more than …
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