No. 005
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No. 005 · Sunday, November 1, 2026
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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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On Saturday 7 January 2017, news spread that Pastor Enoch Adeboye had retired as General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. He had named Pastor Joshua Obayemi to run the church in Nigeria and kept the…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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