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Reclaiming Mondays: Leadership, Commerce, and the End of Anambra’s…

BybetterJan 30, 20264 min read

By Uzu Okagbue The continued insistence on the ritualised Monday sit-at-home in Anambra State has moved beyond protest, beyond symbolism, and certainly beyond reason. What remains is an empty, self-inflicted paralysis: an exercise in economic self-harm sustained by habit, fear, and intellectual laziness. It is neither resistance nor strategy;…

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Sit-at-Home: Anambra Should Reclaim itself

BybetterJan 30, 20264 min read

By Ebuka Onyekwelu, Ph.D To understand the action of Professor Charles Soludo today at the Main Market, Onitsha, the regular Monday sit-at-home must be properly contextualized. Throughout…

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The Screwdriver Salesman: A Tale of a Country’s Burden

BybetterJan 30, 20266 min read

By Ebuka Onyekwelu, Ph.D On Sunday, the New York Times published a feature story entitled “The Screwdriver Salesman Behind Trump’s Airstrikes in Nigeria,” a piece that has…

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Class Suicide as Patriotism

BybetterJan 30, 20262 min read

By Uzu Okagbue Aliko Dangote’s public rebuke of regulatory sabotage is not merely a business complaint; it is a rare act of elite dissent against elite corruption.…

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Elite Silence in Nigeria and the Dangote Challenge

BybetterJan 30, 20265 min read

By Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has broken the code of silence among Nigeria’s elite class. Dangote’s activism contrasts with the silent code…

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African Economies Show Signs of Recovery Amid Inflation and…

BybetterJan 29, 20262 min read

Several African economies are showing early signs of recovery following prolonged periods of economic disruption, according to recent regional economic assessments. Economic analysts report modest growth across…