Orbiting Power
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"Orbiting Power: is a compelling narrative, set within the cutthroat world of Lagos State University's student politics. It exposes how genuine affection is often a facade for calculated strategy, where relationships are built on value exchange rather than true connection.
Through internal monologues, overheard conversations, and unspoken observations, the book reveals the intricate web of loyalty, betrayal, and hidden agendas. It's a stark look at how individuals become "functional, not emotional," and how quickly one can be "timed out" when their strategic value diminishes. The first act culminates in a tense realization for several characters, hinting at the difficult truths and inevitable fallout to come.
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𝘙𝘢𝘫𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘫, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 bodyguard 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦. "𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘢𝘫𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘫, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 bodyguard 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵... 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵." "In politics, you don't drown in the pit of corruption-you learn to climb out with blood on your hands or not at all." Staring date : 20 September 2025 Ending date : ....
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