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... a Nation is not an axiom, but an argument.
lagos nigeria
Joined April 2009
Colleagues think this is shaping up to become a high-impact article. Difficult to disagree with this 10-tweet thread on the insights derived from the article by this Crown-commissioned report on UK construction industry and the resilience of its contracts đđŸ
1. Our partner @dejitoye's article for @unibolawreview continues to extend its influence on the landscape of contract law & economics. It is extensively cited/quoted in this signal report on post-pandemic resilience of UK building sector contracts. @PROTECT_NCS @AshtonInstitute
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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt âfor having explained innovation-driven economic growthâ with one half to Mokyr
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I like this observation. There's hardly an ideological aisle in the chambers of the National Assembly.
The opposition sits on the left hand side of the Senate President in the https://t.co/M8PMopUVo4 appears that the side is becoming empty.The Bauchi Governor reportedly called the defectors âcowardsâ.The truth is that even without defections,the LP,PDP,APGA,SDP and NNPP senators
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Some additional nuance: 1. The pre-1906 Southern Nigeria itself came into being in 1900 with amalgamation of Niger Coast and Oil River protectirates (roughly Igboland and Niger Delta). 2. The Lagos joined to S/N in 1906 was Lagos Colony and Protectorate (essentially Yorubaland).
See how Nigeria was colonized by the Brits: In 1906, they merged Lagos Colony with Southern Nigeria Protectorate, then combined that with Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914, forming the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, basically uniting the regions
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Cary's value was to show how the colonials themselves saw their frantic mimics; users never have respect for their lackeys. And it seems to have resonated across postcolonial contexts. The first adaptation of the novel was in India, starring would-be novelist Arundhati Roy.
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I read the profiles of the people President Tinubu pardoned and I find the president's judgement call disturbing. The much-vaunted Sanda woman who murdered her husband in cold blood, a couple of politicians convicted for graft, another man involved in fraud... 1/2
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Mr. Johnson (1990) was also Hubert Ogunde's last dance (he was co-producer). He played Brimah, Johnson's father-IL. Here, all schemes to fund his aspirations to English gentry respectability having failed, Johnson now loses his family!
Even in his last moments, Johnson (the 'Mr' for respectability) remains 'faithful'; he is happy a scotch from the 'motherland' England has been sent to his death-row cell to cheer him up. @soladeyemi, in cap, plays Ajali. Mr. Johnson (1990).
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Even in his last moments, Johnson (the 'Mr' for respectability) remains 'faithful'; he is happy a scotch from the 'motherland' England has been sent to his death-row cell to cheer him up. @soladeyemi, in cap, plays Ajali. Mr. Johnson (1990).
The late Femi Fatoba, playing opposite Pierce Brosnan in Mr. Johnson (1990). As Waziri, his was the standout performance of the film besides Maynard Eziashi as the lead. The self-unconsciously corrupt, colonial mimic Johnson holds nothing to this crafty upholder of tradition.
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The late Femi Fatoba, playing opposite Pierce Brosnan in Mr. Johnson (1990). As Waziri, his was the standout performance of the film besides Maynard Eziashi as the lead. The self-unconsciously corrupt, colonial mimic Johnson holds nothing to this crafty upholder of tradition.
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There's also a direct link between the President and Macaulay's legacy. Macaulay's real power base was the Lagos market women, led by Alimotu Pelewura. It was that base that NCNC inherited to give it root in Lagos politics. Guess who was protege and successor to Pelewura!
Nearly 80 years on, President Tinubu has formally restored a godfatherâs honour. He has reached across time to pardon the first of his kind, to restore his honour in the eyes of the law. May the memory of Olayinka Herbert Heelas Macaulay be honoured for ever!
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Christopher Kolade as lead character in the TV film, 'Taiwo Sango (1965) Nigeriaâs first feature film for television. The film was based on same story that would be explored by Duro Ladipo in Oba Waja, Wole Soyinka in Death and the Kingâs Horseman, and Biyi Bamidele in Elesin Oba
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You can't even engage in many legitimate trades without taking protection in some cities. Recalls the RocknRoll legend Lloyd Price escaping the Mob to live on exile in Nigeria in 70/80s. He hit some money from his music and thought to open a nightclub in NY... just like that!
People are acting surprised that beggars pay someone for the spots they beg from, in Lagos. Also people pay rent in âunder bridgeâ apartments. Read up on the âinvincible worldâ and subcultures of many cities round the world, like NY, Chicago, LA, Dubai, Mumbai, Rio, London etc.
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The whole point of AI is to have machines perform as cognitively close to humans as possible. Why are we always surprised it's equally susceptible to human-like rational inefficiencies?
We found a troubling emergent behavior in LLM. đŹWhen LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up đłïžWhen they compete for votes, they turn inflammatory/populist When optimized for audiences, LLMs inadvertently become misalignedâwe call this Molochâs Bargain
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Valuable information.
It is not advisable to split any med that is not scored ( meaning it doesn't have a visible line on it). Sildenafil 100mg, if scored, will mean side A and side B has exactl 50mg... Since it's not scored, splitting the med into half, can give you 0mg on Half A and 100mg on B
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Christopher Kolade (1932-2025), that was one full life, many times over!
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BREAKING NEWS The 2025 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Hungarian author LĂĄszlĂł Krasznahorkai âfor his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.â
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The label literally says A Gentleman from the Allada (Aardra) Kingdom. A 'history' handle shouldn't be spreading ignorance, should it?
A gentleman from the Benin empire in south west Nigeria!
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Looks like the Caboceer was the African counterpart of the Supercargo, the appointed deal negotiator aboard ships, representing the interests of the financiers of the voyage or, in time, the charter company.
Have you ever come across the word Caboceer, while reading up on old coastal trade? Who was a Caboceer in old Lagos and most of the Bight of Benin? A caboceer was the indispensable trade broker-chief of the 18th & 19th century, linking European traders and local rulers.
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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi âfor the development of metalâorganic frameworks.â
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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis âfor the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.â
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The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics recognises experiments that demonstrated how quantum tunnelling can be observed on a macroscopic scale, involving many particles. John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis â awarded this yearâs Nobel Prize in Physics â constructed an
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