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INEC Server, APC’s Defense and the Fate of Atiku at the Tribunal

Coming on the heels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) insinuating at their defense at the presidential election petition tribunal that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was not born in Nigeria, as the constitution required of anyone contesting the presidential elections, other

ThrowBack Thursday: NNDP and the Birthing of Realpolitik in Nigeria

After the amalgamation of Nigeria and during which period the 1914 Nigerian Council laws still existed, the Clifford Constitution was the golden opportunity which availed Herbert Macaulay the opportunity to establish the first political party in Nigeria. And so, in

Hordes of Rejected Bills and the Need for Parliamentary Veto

On the 21st of March, it became known to the public that President Muhammadu Buhari refused to assent to another set of five bills sent to the presidency. The rejected legislation include the Nigeria Film Corporation Bill, Immigration (Amendment) Bill,

ThrowBack Thursday: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Abeokuta Women’s Union & How They Shaped Independence

When the founding fathers of Nigeria are mentioned, prominent politicians such as Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe are usually the top on the list. Other individuals who have contributed in some way are oftentimes ignored

A Caricature of Governance

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Thursday, 4th April, for Amman to honour an invitation by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan and to participate in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa holding at

The Takedown of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen

What began as a seeming innocent investigation has finally had its toll marked as a calculated takedown. Since a litany of allegations against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, which began in January, there has been an

ThrowBack Thursday: Nigeria’s Debt Relief, 2006

Nigeria, home to one in five Africans and with over 100 million people as of 2006, was once Africa’s most indebted nation. However, on 21st April 2006, as part of a chain of strategies deployed by experts to get some

ThrowBack Thursday: Oloibiri Oil Discovery (1959)

A very major bulk of Nigeria’s wealth since the 1950’s has been from oil; and quite a majority of this oil have been explored in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Until oil was discovered, agriculture was the primary contributor

Accidental Discharges and Government Reluctance to Reform

The #EndSARS movement got a rebirth on Sunday, 30th March, when a young man named Kolade Johnson was hit by a stray bullet fired by men of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) around the Mangoro/Onipetesi area of Lagos State. The

Why the ICPC Should be Given Precedence Over EFCC

For longer than most Nigerians can remember, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) seems non-existent. Possibly, the overlap in some of the duties of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cancelling out that of the ICPC

Election Tribunals: Judiciary as the Last Hope of the Electorate

The electorate breathed a sigh of relief as the Osun State Election Tribunal passed judgment on Friday, 22nd March declaring Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the rightful winner of the Osun state elections held on

A Season of Political Betrayals

When former governor of Ogun State, who was also until recently the Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, raised the hands of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in endorsement, people were not so surprised. But it was

Voting en-Masse: An Antidote to Rigging

Vote rigging seemed to have evolved from the Do or Die brigandage which used to be the order of the day. Yes, violence and intimidation were still recorded in the last elections, but as the electoral law evolved and the

VisionScape and a Cleaner Lagos: A Case of Policy Somersault

Everyone now knows that the widely  touted #CleanLagos mantra which gained much ground in 2018 was just a PR ruse to give credence to the below par job the company has been doing since they took over the management of

Political Passivity and Voter Apathy in Nigeria (2)

The rescheduled presidential elections which eventually held on February 23rd had a voter turnout at 35% of total registered voters with Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC).  But in the just concluded elections on Saturday, March 9th, it is clear that the

Political Passivity and Voter Apathy in Nigeria (1)

Millennials were yet todllers in August 1983 when the elections which ushered in President Shehu Shagari was held. Their parents probably had to leave them at home while they went all out to exercise their franchise. Sadly, the results of

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