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Oct 01, 1960 Historical Speeches

Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa's Address to the Nation on Independence Day

By Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, First Prime Minister of Nigeria

Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa's Address to the Nation on Independence DayOctober 1, 1960.TODAY is Independence Day. The First of October 1960 is a...

Apr 03, 2026 Social & Political Issues

Intimidating The Judiciary: Trump and A Global History of Executive Pressure on Supreme Courts

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Intimidating The Judiciary: Trump and A Global History of Executive Pressure on Supreme Courts- From Washington to Berlin to Budapest, and the warning...

Feb 08, 2026 Social & Political Issues

From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for Power

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for Power In August 1971, a corporate lawyer named L...

Feb 06, 2026 Social & Political Issues

Nigeria’s grid collapses are not ‘bad luck’ – They are a design failure, and we know how to fix them

By Philip Obazee

Nigeria’s grid collapses are not ‘bad luck’ – They are a design failure, and we know how to fix themFirst published in VANGUARD on February 3,...

Jan 31, 2026 Social & Political Issues

Islands of Credibility: Nigeria’s Best Reform Strategy Starts in the States

By Philip Obazee

Islands of Credibility: Nigeria’s Best Reform Strategy Starts in the StatesFirst published in VANGUARD on January 31, 2026 https://www.vanguard...

Jan 25, 2026 Social & Political Issues

Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in Nigeria

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in NigeriaThe US and Nigeria signed a five-year $5.1B Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on December 19, 2025, to bo...

Jan 25, 2026 Social & Political Issues

Tinubu’s Option Value: Why Wike may be more useful as a ‘spoiler’ than a convert

By Philip Obazee

Tinubu’s Option Value: Why Wike may be more useful as a ‘spoiler’ than a convertFirst published in VANGUARD on January 10, 2026 https://www...

Dec 19, 2025 Social & Political Issues

Institutional Oversight and Democratic Stability

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Institutional Oversight and Democratic StabilityIntroduction: Leadership Beyond the IndividualOn December 17, 2025, President Trump delivered a televi...

Dec 15, 2025 Social & Political Issues

Global Health Challenges During the Trump Administration

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Global Health Challenges During the Trump Administrationproject2025-globalhealth3.jpg 331.75 KBIn the months since President Donald J. Trump’s retur...