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Edo State Political History: A Theatre of Comrades, Godfathers, and Suspended Dreams by Lawson Akhigbe

Ah, Edo State, the ancient kingdom of Benin, where bronze casters once made art that still makes the British Museum sweat, and modern politicians make drama that makes Nollywood blush. If Nigerian politics is a never-ending telenovela, Edo is the season where everyone keeps switching wigs, parties, and loyalties faster than a market woman dodging rain. Let’s stroll through this glorious chaos, shall we?

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THE TALE OF ONE HALF: ROCHAS OKOROCHA AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF PERFORMANCE By Lawson Akhigbe

There is a particular Nigerian genius for building things that mean nothing, and calling it a legacy. Rochas Okorocha, who governed Imo State from 2011 to 2019 as though the office were a stage and the electorate a captive audience, remains the finest living exhibit of this genius. Eight years after he last held power, and years after the last echo of "Rochas the Liberator" faded from campaign jingles, his name now surfaces mostly in courtrooms, in denial statements issued by aides nobody asked for comment, and in the occasional bronze figure still standing in Owerri, weathering slowly in the rain like the promises that built it.

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NOT ON SEAT: When the Nigerian State Goes Home Because the Man Who Runs It Is Away by Lawson Akhigbe

You arrive at a government office because you need a service. You have your documents. You have paid the required fees. You have probably taken three days off work and spent half your morning fighting traffic.

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The Oil Curse Was Drafted Into Law: How Nigeria’s Petroleum Laws Turned National Wealth into Private Fortunes by Lawson Akhigbe with HistoricCapital

Dan Etete For decades Nigerians have been told that corruption in the oil industry is the product of weak institutions, bad leadership and poor governance. That explanation has become so familiar that many accept it without question. Yet the deeper problem may not be governance failure alone. The more troubling possibility is that parts of …

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