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Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 12:00 UTC

The Holy Trinity of Loyalty: How Uromi’s New Chairman Said the Quiet Part Out Loud by Lawson Akhigbe

There is a peculiar brand of honesty that only slips out when an official forgets to read the democratic script. Usually, freshly inaugurated politicians feel obliged to rehearse the standard civic pieties muttering something about service delivery, the rule of law, or the sovereign will of the people. But every once in a while, the system produces a moment of pure, unvarnished clarity.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/the-holy-trinity-of-loyalty-how-uromis-new-chairman-said-the-quiet-part-out-loud-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #constitution #corruption #culture

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 12:00 UTC

The Holy Trinity of Loyalty: How Uromi’s New Chairman Said the Quiet Part Out Loud by Lawson Akhigbe

There is a peculiar brand of honesty that only slips out when an official forgets to read the democratic script. Usually, freshly inaugurated politicians feel obliged to rehearse the standard civic pieties muttering something about service delivery, the rule of law, or the sovereign will of the people. But every once in a while, the system produces a moment of pure, unvarnished clarity.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/the-holy-trinity-of-loyalty-how-uromis-new-chairman-said-the-quiet-part-out-loud-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #constitution #corruption #culture

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 12:00 UTC

The Holy Trinity of Loyalty: How Uromi’s New Chairman Said the Quiet Part Out Loud by Lawson Akhigbe

There is a peculiar brand of honesty that only slips out when an official forgets to read the democratic script. Usually, freshly inaugurated politicians feel obliged to rehearse the standard civic pieties muttering something about service delivery, the rule of law, or the sovereign will of the people. But every once in a while, the system produces a moment of pure, unvarnished clarity.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/the-holy-trinity-of-loyalty-how-uromis-new-chairman-said-the-quiet-part-out-loud-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#tinubu #politics #optics #nigeriansociety #nigeriangovernment #nigeria

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 12:00 UTC

The Holy Trinity of Loyalty: How Uromi’s New Chairman Said the Quiet Part Out Loud by Lawson Akhigbe

There is a peculiar brand of honesty that only slips out when an official forgets to read the democratic script. Usually, freshly inaugurated politicians feel obliged to rehearse the standard civic pieties muttering something about service delivery, the rule of law, or the sovereign will of the people. But every once in a while, the system produces a moment of pure, unvarnished clarity.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/the-holy-trinity-of-loyalty-how-uromis-new-chairman-said-the-quiet-part-out-loud-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #constitution #corruption #culture

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 12:00 UTC

The Holy Trinity of Loyalty: How Uromi’s New Chairman Said the Quiet Part Out Loud by Lawson Akhigbe

There is a peculiar brand of honesty that only slips out when an official forgets to read the democratic script. Usually, freshly inaugurated politicians feel obliged to rehearse the standard civic pieties muttering something about service delivery, the rule of law, or the sovereign will of the people. But every once in a while, the system produces a moment of pure, unvarnished clarity.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/the-holy-trinity-of-loyalty-how-uromis-new-chairman-said-the-quiet-part-out-loud-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #constitution #corruption #culture

Africa @[email protected] · 2026-09-05 · 12:49 UTC

https://www.europesays.com/africa/411764/ UN votes to correct world map, backs Africa’s true size #2023GeneralElection #Africa #Atiku #Atikulate #Buhari #Crime #entertainment #GetTheLastestNewsOnSport #GrammyAwards2023 #JagabanArmy #NigerianNewsHeadlines #Obedients #PeterObi #politics #Tinubu

#tinubu #politics #peterobi #obedients #nigeriannewsheadlines #jagabanarmy

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-09-01 · 21:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/01/did-you-tell-them-to-rescue-the-kidnapped-nigerias-politicians-generals-and-the-confusion-between-policy-and-operations-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #airforce #appropriation #army #attitude #bandits

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-26 · 21:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/editorial-osun-election-the-rise-of-civic-action-and-2027-by-premium-times/

#accountability #apc #attitude #bombastic #bureaucracy #citizenship

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-26 · 16:00 UTC

Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/anarchism-in-judicial-robes-by-owei-lakemfa/

#accountability #apc #bureaucracy #constitution #corruption #corruptioninstitution

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-23 · 16:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/23/who-is-funding-remi-tinubus-donations-by-baba-martins/

#accountability #apc #attitude #constitution #corruption #corruptioninstitution

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-20 · 16:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/20/from-oba-drama-to-british-real-estate/

#accountability #apc #attitude #bombastic #constitution #corruption

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-18 · 16:00 UTC

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."

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/18/the-art-of-the-unsolicited-ass-kiss-understanding-nigerias-eye-service-economy-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #bureaucracy #constitution #corruption

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-17 · 12:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/17/mc-oluomos-legacy/

#accountability #apc #bombastic #corruption #crime #democracy

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-13 · 16:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/13/tinubus-lagos-governance-tactics-1999-2007-the-laboratory-for-the-lagos-model-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #constitution #corruption #corruptioninstitution

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-10 · 21:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/10/black-holes-in-the-public-purse-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #corruption #corruptioninstitution #crime #democracy

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-06 · 16:00 UTC

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.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/06/abacha-era-corruption-a-deep-dive-into-nigerias-most-notorious-kleptocracy-1993-1998-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#abacha #accountability #apc #corruption #corruptioninstitution #crime

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-08-01 · 16:00 UTC

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:

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/fec-federal-executive-council-approval-process-in-nigeria-overview-and-key-details/

#accountability #apc #bureaucracy #constitution #corruption #corruptioninstitution

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-07-31 · 21:00 UTC

The Rise And Reign Of The Godfather: Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Lawson Akhigbe

The Rise And Reign Of The Godfather — Bola Ahmed Tinubu

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/31/the-rise-and-reign-of-the-godfather-bola-ahmed-tinubu-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #corruption #corruptioninstitution #crime #economy

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-07-31 · 16:00 UTC

When the President Outsources Hunger to the Churches by Lawson Akhigbe

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently delivered a masterclass in presidential fatalism. In his own words:

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/31/when-the-president-outsources-hunger-to-the-churches-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #argument #attitude #churches #democracy

Centre for Nigeria Progress @[email protected] · 2026-07-30 · 12:00 UTC

The Samson Strategy: How the Tinubu Government Pulled the Temple Down on Itself Over PFIPC by Lawson Akhigbe

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration appears to have forgotten that rule in its handling of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) controversy. In its determination to destroy the credibility of one man, Prince Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, it may have inflicted collateral damage on something far more valuable: the credibility of official government documentation itself.

https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/30/the-samson-strategy-how-the-tinubu-government-pulled-the-temple-down-on-itself-over-pfipc-by-lawson-akhigbe/

#accountability #apc #attitude #bureaucracy #constitution #corruption

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 08:56 UTC

OsazuwaAkonedo Thread ~ NewsThread @4pm 10 4

Tinubu Reacts After Meeting Massacred Citizens’ Relatives At Jos Airport #Abubakar #Ahmed #Angwan #Atiku #Bayo #Benue #Bola #Caleb #Chadian #Deby #Gari #Iperu #Itno #Rukuba #Waye #Idriss #Jos #Mahamat #Mutfwang #Obi #Ogun #Onanuga #Peter #Plateau #Tinubu #OsazuwaAkonedo Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno #AFN #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga #Olatunbosun…

https://osazuwaakonedo.news/osazuwaakonedo-thread-newsthread-4pm-10-4/

#abubakar #ahmed #angwan #atiku #bayo #benue

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 08:54 UTC

OsazuwaAkonedo Recap ~ NewsRecap @4pm 10 4

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https://osazuwaakonedo.news/osazuwaakonedo-recap-newsrecap-4pm-10-4/

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OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 01:23 UTC

Video ~ NewsBriefRecall @2pm 10-4

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https://osazuwaakonedo.news/video-newsbriefrecall-2pm-10-4/

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OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 00:22 UTC

Video ~ NewsHour @3pm 10-4

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https://osazuwaakonedo.news/video-newshour-3pm-10-4-2/

#plateau #tinubu #osazuwaakonedo #ajimi #arnold #benisheikh

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-12 · 23:22 UTC

Video ~ NewsRecap @4pm 10-4

Tinubu Reacts After Meeting Massacred Citizens’ Relatives At Jos Airport #Ahmed #Angwan #Atiku #Bayo #Benue #Bola #Caleb #Chadian #Deby #Gari #Iperu #Itno #Rukuba #Waye #Idriss #Jos #Mahamat #Mutfwang #Obi #Ogun #Onanuga #Peter #Plateau #Tinubu #OsazuwaAkonedo Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga #Olatunbosun #Oluyede #Gwoza #Kano #Kebbi…

https://osazuwaakonedo.news/video-newsrecap-4pm-10-4/

#ahmed #angwan #atiku #bayo #benue #bola

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-12 · 22:22 UTC

Video ~ NewsThread @4pm 10-4

Tinubu Reacts After Meeting Massacred Citizens’ Relatives At Jos Airport #Ahmed #Angwan #Atiku #Bayo #Benue #Bola #Caleb #Chadian #Deby #Gari #Iperu #Itno #Rukuba #Waye #Idriss #Jos #Mahamat #Mutfwang #Obi #Ogun #Onanuga #Peter #Plateau #Tinubu #OsazuwaAkonedo Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga #Olatunbosun #Oluyede #Gwoza #Kano #Kebbi…

https://osazuwaakonedo.news/video-newsthread-4pm-10-4-2/

#ahmed #angwan #atiku #bayo #benue #bola

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-12 · 12:48 UTC

OsazuwaAkonedo BriefRecall ~ NewsBriefRecall @2pm 10 4

Tinubu Reacts After Meeting Massacred Citizens’ Relatives At Jos Airport #Abubakar #Ahmed #Angwan #Atiku #Bayo #Benue #Bola #Caleb #Chadian #Deby #Gari #Iperu #Itno #Rukuba #Waye #Idriss #Jos #Mahamat #Mutfwang #Obi #Ogun #Onanuga #Peter #Plateau #Tinubu #OsazuwaAkonedo Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno #AFN #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga…

https://osazuwaakonedo.news/osazuwaakonedo-briefrecall-newsbriefrecall-2pm-10-4/

#abubakar #ahmed #angwan #atiku #bayo #benue

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-10 · 12:22 UTC

Video ~ Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno

Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga #Olatunbosun #Oluyede #Gwoza #Kano #Kebbi #Maiduguri #Mike #Musa #Olufemi #Oseni #Pulka #Tinubu #UBA #US Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN has insisted that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah is alive, after several reports indicated that the Commander of the 29…

https://osazuwaakonedo.news/video-army-insists-general-alive-after-iswap-left-several-soldiers-dead-in-borno/

#ajimi #arnold #benisheikh #borno #braimah #damaturu

OsazuwaAkonedo @[email protected] · 2026-04-10 · 08:41 UTC

OsazuwaAkonedo ShortReel ~ Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno

Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno #AFN #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga #Olatunbosun #Oluyede #Gwoza #Kano #Kebbi #Maiduguri #Mike #Musa #Olufemi #Oseni #Pulka #Tinubu #UBA #US Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN has insisted that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah is alive, after several reports indicated that…

https://osazuwaakonedo.news/osazuwaakonedo-shortreel-army-insists-general-alive-after-iswap-left-several-soldiers-dead-in-borno/