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Tinubu Enigma:  Part 9: Transparency, Accountability and the Limits of Power Systems

By Lanre Ogundipe If the earlier parts of this series examined the rise of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the architecture of his political influence, the intelligence...

When Evidence Meets the Gun: An Indictment of Instant Justice

  By Lanre Ogundipe Outrage, it appears, is most sincere when it is politically neutral but this time it is anchored in something firmer than sentiment. The events...

The Tinubu Enigma- Part 7: The Economics of Power — Money, Resources and Political Sustainability

By Lanre Ogundipe   If Part 6 examined the intelligence that drives President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political method, the next layer of analysis must confront a...

The Tinubu Enigma Part 6: Political Intelligence as Power — The Mind Behind the Machine

The Tinubu Enigma Part 6: Political Intelligence as Power — The Mind Behind the Machine By Lanre Ogundipe If Part 5 examined the structure of power surrounding...

Part 5: The Engine of Power — How Tinubu Builds, Sustains and Reproduces Influence

The Tinubu Enigma: Power, Strategy and the Nigerian State Part 5: The Engine of Power — How Tinubu Builds, Sustains and Reproduces Influence By Lanre Ogundipe...

The Tinubu Enigma: Power, Strategy and the Nigerian State

  Part Four: Vilification and Survival By Lanre Ogundipe In Nigerian politics, power is often measured by how quickly it can be acquired. It is more accurately...

Gold, Lithium and Guns: Nigeria’s Hidden Resource War

Gold, Lithium and Guns: Nigeria’s Hidden Resource War” By Lanre Ogundipe A foreign legislature may debate Nigeria’s illegal mining crisis, but the more urgent...

The Tinubu Enigma: Power, Strategy and the Nigerian State The Lagos Laboratory — Where Power Was Built

  By Lanre Ogundipe   In the opening essay of this series, the central question was posed: how did Bola Ahmed Tinubu become one of the most durable political...

FAO: A Tribute to a Coach of Steel and Conviction

In Honour of Festus Adegboye Onigbine   By Lanre Ogundipe In the theatre of Nigerian football, where passion flows as freely as sweat on the pitch and where legends...

Cybercrime Act: Is Nigeria Re-Inventing Decree 4 in the Digital Age?

By Lanre Ogundipe “When laws meant to pursue criminals begin to pursue journalists, democracy must ask whether history is quietly repeating itself.” Nigeria enacted...