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The Crucible of Greatness
In 100 years, even if Nigeria has stopped existing, Tinubu will still be a study in politics. We will never have a man like him again. This is not because of…
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Nigeria's most important Reform is still far from consideration
The most important reform has not been contemplated yet. Actually, two: 1. Mental Reform I don't have hope that Nigerians will be better soon until citizen…
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The social Pandemic we need to pay Attention to
If Nigerians spend just 2% of the time they spend on arguing and fighting online to reading before they reply, they will solve half of the country&…
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Echo of My Mind: The Silent screen
The Silent Screen Imagine following someone for years. You always wanted to get closer, to learn from them, To drink from their pool of knowledge a…
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Why Institutions Can Never Manufacture Self-Independence
I have engaged many Nigerians in discussions, and I have noticed that most frequently misuse the term "society" whenever it suits their narrative. Di…
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How State and Citizens collaborate to build culture of The Debt
By Isqil Najim The debt system is often seen as an external imposition; it is a collaborative project. It requires an internal architecture of complicity to ke…
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Two Questions My Parents Never Knew They Taught Me
What will Baba do? What will Mama say? These two questions have served me well for many years and given me peace of mind. I didn't even know I was practis…
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The Leadership in us and the leadership we seek
by Isqil Najim We've turned Aso Rock into a shrine of scapegoating for our personal failures. We've used the scriptures to justify our quest for mirac…
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The Selectivism Game: When Principles Bend for Power
By Isqil Najim There was a Muslim guy I knew on Facebook — an amazing soul, an influencer I genuinely admired. One day, I sent him a birthday greet…
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The Gilded Cage: How Civilizations Die from the Inside
by Isqil Najim There are many lessons to learn from the wars of the Middle East — if we can stop being religious bigots or educated ignoramuses lon…
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How Imported Isese and Religious Politics Enslaved the African Mind
by Isqil Najim Some Nigerians are obsessed with religious balance in politics, to the point where religion and tribe are now used interchangeably. …
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The Nigerian Silent Water Crisis: A Mirror of Iran or a Warning for the Future?
The ongoing protests in Iran revealed many things, but of particular interest to me is the water crisis. It made me think deeply about Nigeria. Leaving their p…
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Viewpoint: Deng Xiaoping: China’s greatest statesman?
By Ian Oakley There are a number of men and women who could lay claim to be the greatest political leader of the last 50 years. There is the transatlantic pai…
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Re- China vs Nigeria: Is Tinubu the Xi of Nigeria or Chinese Deng?
In response to an article where a writer, Oreoluwa Olaleye compared Tinubu to Xi Jinping of China, I think the comparison, though encouraging, missed the mark.…
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The Floating Friend, Loneliness in a Connected World and Way forward
By Isqil Najim. A recent conversation on a WhatsApp group about the Floating Friend Effect caught my attention. This describes the painful experie…
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Does the Silence of Good People Make Evil Thrive?
I have heard many people say, "The silence of good people makes evil thrive." This is one of the most misleading and counter-productive maxims in soc…
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