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No. 005 · Sunday, November 1, 2026

EssayNo. 005 · Nov 1 · 11 min read

How long and How many?

This past week I watched a video that made a confident claim about how societies can change. According to the short Youtube clip, once the square root of the population changes its mind about something then societal…

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EssayNo. 004 · Oct 25

Go and Fill That Stadium

Less than two weeks before the presidential election in February 2023, the Peoples Democratic Party called off its presidential rally in Port Harcourt. The Rivers state campaign council said the state government had…

EssayNo. 003 · Oct 21

Worldview Through Fiction #2: The Argument and the Machine

First published on LinkedIn on 21 September 2026. A lot of political discussion now happens online. We are able to make arguments about corruption, criticise a government, defend a candidate or explain a political issue…

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EssayNo. 002 · Oct 21

Worldview Through Fiction #1: Present Bias and Our Finances

First published on LinkedIn on 10 September 2026. Thinking back to one of my favourite Nickelodeon cartoons, Zuko’s character arc from Avatar: The Last Airbender is a good example of present bias and how psychological…

EssayNo. 001 · Oct 21

So You Want to be a Political Juggernaut

First published on LinkedIn on 19 July 2026. When politicians talk about “political structure”, what do they mean? For someone like Nyesom Wike, the answer is literal. While seeking the presidency in 2022, he told party…

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