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Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought by Azu Ishiekwene
Ruto and Tinubu must brace for the messy, difficult task of fixing their countries’ economies, a task that is not a respecter of fine language.Kenya President Williams Ruto and President-elect Bola Tinubu aheadKenya President Williams Ruto and President Bola TinubuListening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would …
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Full Text Address: King Charles III to the U.S. Congress
King Charles III Date: April 28, 2026Location: House Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. “Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of Congress, representatives of the American people: I would like, if I may, to take this opportunity to express my particular gratitude to you all for the great honour of addressing this Joint Meeting of Congress …
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The Men in Black: Security Theatre, Power Optics, and Nigeria’s Campaign Trail by Lawson Akhigbe
In a country where politics already carries the voltage of a live wire, it sometimes takes just one image to capture the entire mood of a moment. As part of the security entourage accompanying the Governor of Edo state, Mr Monday Okpebholo, that image arrived, uninvited, unbothered, and dressed as if Benin city had suddenly …
Now, Let’s Stop the Public Therapy
Who do you spend the most time with? Next question.
Centre for Nigeria Progress 