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Mixed metaphors: Eating them young (opens the original)
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On this page, I have praised former Minister Nasir el-Rufai for his work in the Federal Capital Territory. As governor, I praised some of his work, including when he fired state teachers. I also criticised him when he became arrogant and presumptuous. Powerful people tend to misjudge distance, in terms of how long they will remain powerful, as well as the depth of their relevance, measuring how power, once in the hands of others, can remain in their favour. El-Rufai made both miscalculations. Fo
Olukoyede's ledger without a witness (opens the original)
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On Monday in Abuja, the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, told Nigerians a story about himself and asked them to applaud. The event began with a terse invitation in which EFCC described itself to journalists as a “security and an intelligence agency.” But that is a gross overreach. EFCC is no such animal. It is an accountability body empowered by law to combat a specific kind of crime. From Mr Olukoyede, the numbers were, as always, staggering. N1.233 trillion recovered. 10,872 convictions. A convic
The 2027 election is a survey on stupidity (opens the original)
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Campaigns for Nigeria’s 2027 elections have officially begun. In truth, they ended four years ago, which means that what is coming is not an election. It is a gauge of how stupid Nigerians are or aren’t. How? The campaign at the federal level, which is what matters in Nigeria, ended in 2023. That was when the man who would win that year’s election told Nigerians that if he failed to end the nation’s electricity woes once and for all, he did not deserve a second term. Four years in the presidency
An Omoyele Sowore moment (opens the original)
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Campaigns for the 2027 elections begin this week. I publish this ahead of them to ensure that it does not become a part of them. But it is about a man who could be at the heart of them, whether he is on the ballot or not: Sahara Reporters’ Omoyele Sowore – publisher and phenomenon. When our paths first crossed nearly 20 years ago, he was a man with a grudge he could neither conceal nor surrender. He was outraged by the corruption and political ruthlessness of Nigeria’s ruling class, a cause to w
ICPC: A verdict against one man, silence for the system (opens the original)
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Three weeks ago, I argued that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission was not really investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council; it was investigating itself. The question I wrote was whether Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies could apply to the highest offices in the land the same rigour they routinely apply to clerks, contractors and Yahoo Boys, or whether they exist mainly to manage embarrassment on behalf of the government that funds
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