What’s the worst travel experience you’ve ever had? Not even on Bus 53 Trafalgar Square to Wowich, Ring Road Sapela Road drop, Rice University to SugarHill. Train, planes and ships.
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Veni, Vidi, Vacated: Emmanuel Uduaghan and the Art of Occupying OfficeBy Lawson Akhigbe
Uduaghan, Okowa and Ibori The Arrival Caesar came, saw and conquered. Delta State's former governor came, saw the rot and, by most accounts, stayed for the buffet. Emmanuel Uduaghan has died at 71. His family says he died on Monday, 19 October 2026, in an Abuja hospital after a brief illness. Our condolences go to …
The Musings of a Madman: When Governance Retires to Superstition by Lawson Akhigbe
In a vibrant, pluralistic democracy, governance is expected to be anchored on policy metrics, economic growth, structural reforms, and accountability to the electorate. Yet, standing before a congregation in a public spectacle, the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, chose to offer something entirely different: a bizarre narrative laced with dead birds, mystical interventions, and …
The Ministerial Investment Scheme: Where Public Office Comes with a Receipt and a Recovery Plan By Lawson Akhigbe
In the grand theatre of Nigerian politics, where truth occasionally stumbles onto the stage like an uninvited guest who has had one too many, Alwan Hassan has just delivered a masterclass in accidental honesty.
Only Take Indispensable Items
What’s one piece of travel advice you always follow? Less clothes, footwear and food. Take jeans, slip-in trainers. No toiletries, no books. If you can buy at your destination, don’t take it.
