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  1. The Trump FCC’s regulatory guile

    The first 19 months of the Trump Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have changed the nature of the agency.…
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    europesays.com/3232641/

  2. Californians Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Ro Khanna are under consideration as candidates for the presidency. Of the 3, the most progressive, imho, is Ro. My mind could be changed, and there is plenty of time between now and the election for one of the others to change it. I don't know if any of the 3 will be the eventual candidate - I have no inside information, and my crystal ball keeps telling me to ask again later.

    Any of them would be better than a Republican alternative.

    #USpol #Democrats #presidency #California

  3. Californians Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Ro Khanna are under consideration as candidates for the presidency. Of the 3, the most progressive, imho, is Ro. My mind could be changed, and there is plenty of time between now and the election for one of the others to change it. I don't know if any of the 3 will be the eventual candidate - I have no inside information, and my crystal ball keeps telling me to ask again later.

    Any of them would be better than a Republican alternative.

    #USpol #Democrats #presidency #California

  4. Californians Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Ro Khanna are under consideration as candidates for the presidency. Of the 3, the most progressive, imho, is Ro. My mind could be changed, and there is plenty of time between now and the election for one of the others to change it. I don't know if any of the 3 will be the eventual candidate - I have no inside information, and my crystal ball keeps telling me to ask again later.

    Any of them would be better than a Republican alternative.

    #USpol #Democrats #presidency #California

  5. Californians Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Ro Khanna are under consideration as candidates for the presidency. Of the 3, the most progressive, imho, is Ro. My mind could be changed, and there is plenty of time between now and the election for one of the others to change it. I don't know if any of the 3 will be the eventual candidate - I have no inside information, and my crystal ball keeps telling me to ask again later.

    Any of them would be better than a Republican alternative.

    #USpol #Democrats #presidency #California

  6. Did You Tell Them to Rescue the Kidnapped? Nigeria’s Politicians, Generals and the Confusion Between Policy and Operations by Lawson Akhigbe

    There are some moments in political history that survive long after the politicians involved have left office. Not because of a great speech. Not because of a great policy. But because somebody asked a very simple question and refused to let it escape through the nearest political fire exit.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/01/did-

  7. EDITORIAL: Osun election, the rise of civic action, and 2027 by PREMIUM TIMES

    Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State was re-elected for a second term in the 15 August governorship contest. It was an off-cycle election like no other before it, in the build-up, with its eerie elements of tension, violence and resultant deaths.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/edit

  8. Who is funding Remi Tinubu’s donations? By Baba Martins

    When Senator Oluremi Tinubu mounted the altar during the inter-denominational church service at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on the eve of the inauguration of the then president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and gracefully announced that she would be one of the oldest first ladies in Nigeria, not many knew she would also go down in history as one of the most influential wives of presidents.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/23/who-

  9. The Decentralized Rifle: Can Nigeria Survive State Policing? By Lawson Akhigbe

    We are told this is the silver bullet for our security paralysis. But as Nigeria stands on the precipice of altering Section 9 and dismantling Item 45 of the Exclusive Legislative List, we must ask: Are we solving a modern security crisis, or are we reawakening old ghosts that once broke the back of our democracy?

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/21/the-

  10. From Oba Drama to British Real Estate

    For the next century Lagos was the prize: capital of the Colony and Protectorate, then of independent Nigeria until Abuja stole the crown in 1991. Herbert Macaulay turned it into the cradle of Nigerian nationalism. The Action Group under Awolowo made it the Western Region’s intellectual and political headquarters. Meanwhile the federal government and the regions fought over whether Lagos belonged to the West or to everyone. Spoiler: everyone wanted a piece of the port, the money, and the prestige.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/20/from

  11. The Art of the Unsolicited Ass-Kiss: Understanding Nigeria’s “Eye Service” Economy by Lawson Akhigbe

    In the United States, corporate culture has a colorful vocabulary for the hyper-sycophant: the brown-noser, the bootlicker, the corporate shill. But in Nigeria, this behavior isn't just a personality trait of that one annoying guy in middle management. It is a highly sophisticated, deeply institutionalized standard operating procedure known colloquially as "Eye Service."

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/18/the-

  12. MC Oluomo’s Legacy

    MC Oluomo, born Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya on March 14, 1975, in Oshodi, Lagos, embodies a classic rags-to-riches narrative intertwined with the raw mechanics of street power, union politics, and partisan loyalty in Nigeria. His legacy is polarizing: celebrated by supporters as a self-made leader, philanthropist, and champion of transport workers, yet criticized by opponents as a symbol of thuggery, electoral intimidation, and impunity.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/17/mc-o

  13. Tinubu’s Lagos Governance Tactics (1999–2007): The Laboratory for the “Lagos Model” by Lawson Akhigbe

    These tactics blended fiscal innovation, technocratic recruitment, institutional reform, political networking, and strategic confrontation with the federal government. They created the so-called “Lagos Model”, a proof-of-concept for sub-national self-sufficiency that influenced his successors (Fashola, Ambode, Sanwo-Olu) and later his national approach.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/13/tinu

  14. Black Holes in the Public Purse by Lawson Akhigbe

    This is not an isolated comedy of errors. It is a textbook illustration of the black holes deliberately engineered into Nigeria’s public finance architecture opaque pockets that swallow money, evade legislative eyes, and render executives unaccountable. The Bodija tranche is merely one shiny pebble in a vast, dark galaxy of special interventions, contingency advances, service-wide votes, ecological funds, security “emergency” deductions, and other discretionary vehicles that allow the executive to move (or park) billions with minimal sunlight.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/10/blac

  15. Abacha-Era Corruption: A Deep Dive into Nigeria’s Most Notorious Kleptocracy (1993–1998) by Lawson Akhigbe

    This was enabled by authoritarian control: no independent legislature or judiciary, weak oversight, and a patronage network treating public coffers as extensions of personal or regime power. International complicity—lax due diligence by banks—facilitated laundering through U.S. institutions and bond deals.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/06/abac

  16. Pius Okigbo Panel Report 2: The Sequel Nobody Asked For By Lawson Akhigbe

    There are two kinds of students in life. The first studies history in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The second studies history carefully, identifies where the money was hidden, and repeats the exercise with greater efficiency.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/05/pius

  17. EFCC and the Art of Freezing State Treasuries: When Federal Overreach Meets Federalism by Lawson Akhigbe

    Nigeria is a federation. Federal agencies do not get to shut down state governments because they suspect something may have gone wrong with the books. Trail the money into private hands. Do not turn off the treasury. The courts, the governors’ forum and the plain language of the Constitution have already said as much. The only question left is how many more times the lesson must be repeated.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/05/efcc

  18. Uwais Report: The Blueprint We Keep Ignoring by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is a clean, structural reason Nigerian election season feels less like a celebration of democracy and more like a high-stakes tactical thriller. We built an election system where the referee is hired by one of the teams, trained by one of the teams, and paid out of a purse controlled by one of the teams.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/04/the-

  19. The Graveyard of Ideas: Why Nigeria’s Un-Gazetted Reports Carry Our Future by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is a specific, quiet corner in Abuja where Nigeria’s most brilliant ideas go to die. It isn’t marked by a monument, but by dust. It is the graveyard of panels, commissions, and committees a place where billions of Naira and thousands of hours of expert labor are neatly bound into volumes, submitted in front of flashing cameras, and promptly forgotten.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/04/the-

  20. The Eternal Quartermaster By Lawson Akhigbe

    Nigeria's army has been described as mighty on paper many of its soldiers 'ghosts' who exist only on the payroll, much of its equipment stolen and sold to insurgents."The Economist, October 2021

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/the-

  21. FEC (Federal Executive Council) Approval Process in Nigeria: Overview and Key Details

    FEC approvals typically involve Executive Council Memoranda (ECMs) submitted by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Here’s the structured workflow:

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/fec-

  22. The Presidential Echo Chamber: From Buhari’s Attack Dogs to Tinubu’s Spin Doctors By Lawson Akhigbe

    Daniel Bwala One of the easiest ways to understand a President is not to listen to his speeches. Listen to his spokesmen. A President’s spokesman is like a family portrait hanging in the living room. It may not be the President himself, but it tells you everything about the owner of the house. Spokesmen do not accidentally become spokesmen. They are selected, promoted, protected and retained. They are trusted with the most valuable commodity in politics: the President’s voice. That […]

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  23. "One of #Hungary’s most prominent #Jewish citizens may soon become the country’s #President, with the nation’s new #PrimeMinister nominating her to fill the role due to her “exceptional talent…and integrity”.

    #JuditPolgár, the #Hungarian Jewish #grandmaster who is widely considered to be the best female #chess player ever, has been named by Prime Minister #PéterMagyar as his nominee for role of ceremonial Head of State.

    In a social media post announcing his decision, #Magyar, who successfully ousted longtime Prime Minister #ViktorOrbán in April’s general election, wrote that “our country needs unity, peace, and a president in whom every Hungarian can take pride. The #presidency is not a profession, not a job, but the highest form of service. The president’s task is to serve and represent every Hungarian."

    jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-chess-