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BEYOND THE LANGUAGE, INCOMPETENCE AND ERRORS IS A LESSON By Hassan Mohammed (Reposting) (2017)

The post discusses the controversy surrounding a letter from Abdul-Hamid Mohammed, the Director of Works and Housing at Toro Local Government, which accuses a young man of participating in partisan politics on social media. The author argues that while the letter highlights issues of meritocracy and corruption in hiring, it should be viewed in the context of the young man's potential impact on the youth and the civil service. The post emphasizes the importance of understanding and adhering to public service rules to avoid disciplinary action, and calls for greater awareness and research among civil servants to navigate complex situations.

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Digging Graves Before the Truth: The Tragedy of Custodial Deaths in Niger State by Lawson Akhigbe

Another grim chapter has unfolded in the heart of Nigeria, and once again, the state’s apparatus is rushing to manage public relations rather than uncover systemic accountability.

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A Tale of Two Locations and One Citizenship by Lawson Akhigbe

Passports are supposed to be the great equalizers of national identity. If two people carry the green-backed book stamped with the Nigerian coat of arms, the constitution insists they share the exact same claim to fundamental dignity and justice. But citizenship, like roaming data on a prepaid SIM, appears to depend entirely on which borders your passport happens to cross.

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Burnham’s Strategy: Manchesterism Meets the Politics of Looking Busy

Andy Burnham did not inherit a government so much as a stage set. After years of mayoral apprenticeship in Greater Manchester, he arrived in Downing Street with a ready-made philosophy called “Manchesterism” and a clear preference for the photographable over the structural. The high-street crackdown is not an aberration. It is the strategy in miniature.

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