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The Consequences of an Unambitious Foreign Policy
Nigeria’s foreign policy has no domestic owner; this is why it continues to exist on the margins
8 hrs ago
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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A Game of Two Halves
Nigerians might look wistfully at other nations hosting tournaments, but it still lacks a narrative to make it worthwhile
Jul 8
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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Right Answer, Wrong Question
Some say Nigeria needs a parliamentary system of government as a solution, but are we asking the right questions?
Jul 1
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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June 2026
The Messiah and the Machine
Peter Obi built his candidacy on refusing the grammar of Nigerian politics, but he now has to speak the language to change the curriculum.
Jun 24
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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All Politics (and Development) is Local
The answer to Nigeria's question of political decentralisation is not more states, but empowered cities.
Jun 17
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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The Rational Surrender
This is how the offices built to make the president effective became the measure of what the state cannot do
Jun 10
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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The Analyst's Dilemma
Writing about Nigeria's politics can be disillusioning and poses a question about the why
Jun 3
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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May 2026
The Consensus Republic
Nigeria’s primaries have always been decided before they began. This has been true in the Fourth Republic, and long before it.
May 27
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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The Issue with 'Claiming' Success
Champions Arsenal, My Father's Shadow and Nigeria's diaspora identity crisis
May 20
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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The Machinery of Ethnicity
How the conventions built to manage Nigeria's diversity became the system that entrenches it.
May 13
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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He Who Pays the Umpire
Who does Nigeria's electoral commission actually answer to, and why has that question never been settled?
May 6
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ChiAmaka Dike
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April 2026
All the Presidents’ Men
Nigeria actually has policy congruence, just not where expected
Apr 29
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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
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