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Politics● LowSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 2:25 AM

King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, by Dakuku Peterside

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

If King Jaja of Opobo were alive today, where would he stand amid Nigeria’s diplomatic pressure, economic uncertainty and deepening social tension—and what would he do? Would he negotiate, confront, build, or turn adversity into leverage? History is most useful when it refuses to remain in the past. More than a century after Jaja’s rise, […] The post King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, by Dakuku Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.

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