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Bala Mohammed, Terrorism & The Lessons of History By Emma Agu
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana History, they say, is a stern teacher— unyielding, relentless, and unforgiving to those who ignore its warnings. In politics, this truth is axiomatic: those who forget history are condemned to repeat its tragedies. Today, as Nigeria navigates the treacherous waters of …
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Breach of Protocol and the Arrogance of Power? The Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu–Governor Adeleke Encounter and the Shadow of Elena Ceaușescu by Taiwo Akinlami
As I watched the exchange between Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, and the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, an encounter in which she reportedly declared, “Stop singing or I will switch off the microphone,” even limiting him to five minutes for his remarks, I found myself struggling to understand what our so-called …
Mark Carney, World Economic Forum (Davos) — 20 January 2026
Mark Carney Thank you very much, Larry. I’m going to start in French, and then I’ll switch back to English. (French remarks omitted here for clarity.) It seems that every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry — that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can do …
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Key Points from Carney’s Speech
1. Rules-Based Order Is FrayingCarney said the era in which countries could reliably depend on a stable, rules-based global system — enforced by institutions like the WTO or UN — is ending. He characterised the previous system as a “pleasant fiction” that helped provide public goods like open seas, financial stability, and dispute-resolution frameworks, but …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 