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16/08/2026

https://akajiofo.com/examples-fictional-nation-building/

Examples of fictional nation building show how invented states preserve memory, stage conflict, and imagine more just futures for all readers everywhere.

13/08/2026

The Niger Delta is Nigeria’s economic engine—and its greatest environmental crime scene. Decades of oil extraction have left communities with pollution, poverty, and legacy liabilities. Read Week 18 of The Speculative Circle: Environmental Justice and Economic Transformation.

📌 THE FACTS (What Actually Happened)The Niger Delta is Nigeria’s economic engine—and its greatest environmental crime scene. For over six decades, multinational oil companies (Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil) alongside state actors ...

30/07/2026

Discover The City He Never Returned To by Paul C. Ibekwe
​Looking for a compelling blend of historical depth, memory, and speculative storytelling? "The City He Never Returned To" explores themes of home, identity, and the intricate threads of heritage.
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28/07/2026

Discover The City He Never Returned To by Paul C. Ibekwe
​Looking for a compelling blend of historical depth, memory, and speculative storytelling? "The City He Never Returned To" explores themes of home, identity, and the intricate threads of heritage.
​📖 How to Get Your Copy
​🛒 Order Online (Amazon & Lulu)

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​Account Number: 2009034178
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27/07/2026

"If you were Igbo, I would have detained you." A viral highway incident exposes Nigeria's unhealed institutional fractures

where ethnic profiling replaces the rule of law, and the ghost of the 1967 war still haunts the nation. Read the full analysis and the case for institutional repair.
This is not just about one officer. It is about a system that has never fully reckoned with its history




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https://akajiofo.com/if-you-were-igbo-i-would-have-detained-you-viral-highway-incident-exposes-nigerias-unhealed-institutional-fractures/

27/07/2026

"If you were Igbo, I would have detained you." A viral highway incident exposes Nigeria's unhealed institutional fractures

where ethnic profiling replaces the rule of law, and the ghost of the 1967 war still haunts the nation. Read the full analysis and the case for institutional repair.
This is not just about one officer. It is about a system that has never fully reckoned with its history














https://akajiofo.com/if-you-were-igbo-i-would-have-detained-you-viral-highway-incident-exposes-nigerias-unhealed-institutional-fractures/

25/07/2026

"When a police officer tells a law-abiding citizen on the Shagamu-Benin expressway that he was 'lucky he wasn't Igbo,'
It confirms what we have long argued: the civil war didn't end in 1970; its ghosts still govern our institutions. Read why systemic repair is urgent and how my novel, 'The City He Never Returned To', addresses this reality."

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Read the Op-Ed: The Ghost in Our Breadline:
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https://akajiofo.com/speculative-repair-a-framework-for-reimagining-nations/
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Ibekwe Paul Chukwuemeka

24/07/2026

Week 15: Nigeria's Future – Can Speculative Repair Build a New Nation?
https://akajiofo.com/week-15-nigerias-future-can-speculative-repair-build-a-new-nation/
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"We do not merely look back at history to remember where we came from; we re-examine it to understand the architecture of where we are going. When we challenge the inherited designs of statecraft, identity, and memory, speculative writing ceases to be mere fiction—it becomes a blueprint for reclaiming our future."
— Paul C. Ibekwe, The Speculative Circle

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22/07/2026

Week 15: Nigeria's Future – Can Speculative Repair Build a New Nation?

"We do not merely look back at history to remember where we came from; we re-examine it to understand the architecture of where we are going. When we challenge the inherited designs of statecraft, identity, and memory, speculative writing ceases to be mere fiction—it becomes a blueprint for reclaiming our future."
— Paul C. Ibekwe, The Speculative Circle

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"We do not merely look back at history to remember where we came from; we re-examine it to understand the architecture of where we are going. When we challenge the inherited designs of statecraft, identity, and memory, speculative writing ceases to be mere fiction—it becomes a blueprint for reclai...