Centre for Nigeria Progress

There’s something magical about Nigerian politicians. One minute, they’re smiling, shaking hands, and promising "dividends of democracy." The next minute, they’re sitting in office, barking orders like a military dictator who just discovered espresso. It’s like they attend a secret "How to Be a Tyrant 101" workshop immediately after swearing-in. The Transformation Begins When a …

Continue reading "From Ballot to Barracks: How Nigerian Politicians Turn into Miniature Dictators in Office by Lawson Akhigbe / lawakhigbe.com"

Members of the Nigerian community in New York celebrate Nigerian Independence Day at a festival on Oct. 5, 2024, in New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) A growing wave of reverse migration from the diaspora, or ‘japada,’ is reshaping the idea of home and challenging long-held beliefs about success abroad July 22, 2025 …

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on immigration on November 27, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) Paul Mooney, the late great African-American comedian and one of the most insightful yet hilarious intellectuals on matters of race, once quipped that every “racially aggrieved” person …

Continue reading "Mayday, mayday! How will Nigeria and Nigerians survive now Kemi Badenoch has cut us adrift? By Nels Abbey"

Farage rage at Europe boat people Right, listen up patriots. Brussels once had this thing called the Dublin Regulation. Not to be confused with Dublin the city (which is in Ireland—don’t get me started on that mess), this was an EU rule about asylum seekers. The idea was simple: the first EU country a migrant …

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