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If you want to understand why Nigeria’s law practice struggles to find solid ground, you don’t need a commission of inquiry — just attend a random court session. There, you’ll see the Nigerian lawyer in full regalia: a powdered wig, a trembling robe, and an irresistible urge to speak Latin in a country where half …
(This is a long read. I plead guilty. I humbly ask for one hour of your time to come along with me.) There are two research questions I have to start asking Nigerians who were at least 40-years-old between 1960 and 1970: what was your police experience? What was your perception of the sociology of …
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That corruption is a destructive and complex practice is openly acknowledged in Nigeria, yet it remains ubiquitous in the functioning of society and economic life. Acts of diversion of federal and state revenue, business and investment capital, and foreign aid, as well as the personal incomes of Nigerian citizens, contribute to a hollowing out of …
He could have been speaking of any African country and would not be out of place.
In Taoism, the word “Magu” means something quite powerful: the transcendent and immortal divinity of life, who protects the sacred order of the universe, and the female principle. It is like “Ala” – the female goddess of the earth and protector of life and the sanctified in the Igbo aetiological systems. On the other hand, …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 