When tension and chaos interrupted Wasiu Ayinde Marshal’s annual New Year All-White Party on January 2, 2026, it did not merely spoil a celebration. It opened a window onto the precise political economy this article examines: the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), a shadow government that commands revenues rivalling some Nigerian states, choreographs […]
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