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Why Nigeria’s Opposition Bears Greater Responsibility for Democratic Decline

The essence of democracy is not the ballot. The ballot is only its instrument. The essence of democracy is the free and open contest...

Accountability, Not Excuses, Is the True Test of Democratic Leadership

There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster...

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Why Nigeria’s Opposition Bears Greater Responsibility for Democratic Decline

The essence of democracy is not the ballot. The ballot is only its instrument. The essence of democracy is the free and open contest...

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Why Nigeria’s Opposition Bears Greater Responsibility for Democratic Decline

The essence of democracy is not the ballot. The ballot is only its instrument. The essence of democracy is the free and open contest...

How Not to Criticise Governor Aiyedatiwa: A Case for Facts Over Speculation

In the rough-and-tumble arena of Nigerian bolekaja politics, where heated rhetoric often eclipses sober reason, Sufuyan Ojeifo’s latest satanic salvo, “No Lotus for Governor...

Accountability, Not Excuses, Is the True Test of Democratic Leadership

There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster...

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Violence in Places Like Maiduguri is Too Often Absorbed As Routine National Tragedy

  By Dakuku Peterside On the evening of 16 March, as families in Maiduguri prepared to eat their evening meal, a series of coordinated suicide bombings...

Why political parties must reflect on ultimate objective of winning elections

  By Tunji Olaopa One next-level governance reform that the political leadership in Nigeria must take on board necessarily and as national imperative before or after...

2027 polls: AI-disinformation has capacity to provoke nationwide unrest

By Jide Ololajulo On 16 March 2026, INEC held a strategic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop in Lagos. The workshop focused on developing an...

MEE Mofe-Damijo: It’s 30 Years Today That You Left

  By Simbo Olorunfemi   “As a child, I wished only to be relevant. I am now. I wished to have people pause and listen to me...

This ‘Fertility Festival’ in Ozoro Has Never Really Been About the Dignity of Women

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi A long time ago, there was an annual festival in a community in Ekiti. Its purpose was to highlight anti-social behaviour and...

The Significance of Windsor Castle Should Not be Lost on Us

By Tunde Rahman It is said that no one does ceremonies quite like the British. This much was obvious last week when Nigeria literally strutted...

Ekiti 2026 represents a renewal of hope, a critical opportunity to solidify Oyebanji’s place in history

  By Abiodun Komolafe  June 20, 2026, is the date appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the governorship election in Ekiti State. Ceteris...

Now, Elections are Fought Not at Polling Units, But In Memory, Emotion, And Perception

  By Dakuku Peterside Nigeria’s 2027 election has already begun. INEC has released the official timetable but the more consequential truth is that the country has...

Our Special Bond With London

Special Bond , London, Eric Teniola On Wednesday, March 18, President Bola Tinubu GCFR along with his wife, Remi Tinubu, will be hosted by the British...

Pate and continuous speculations over Bauchi guber race

'Lade Bandele,  In recent days, sections of the media have carried reports suggesting that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali...

Why the Iranian Crisis Matters to Nigeria far Beyond Oil

  By Dakuku Peterside Some wars begin with missiles and end with maps. Others begin far away and end up in the kitchen, the fuel station,...

A Steering Council for a Drifting Republic

By Dakuku Peterside Nigeria’s security crisis no longer announces itself only in the familiar theatres of the North-East. It is now rewriting the map in...