President Buhari finally develops a governance plan
When I first saw the headline yesterday, I thought it was a joke. All papers reported that President Buhari has just launched a long-term national dev
Deepening Democracy
Deepening Democracy
Post-election agenda: Building social cohesion in Nigeria
The cost of the 2023 general elections on Nigeria’s social fabric has been very high. Many Nigerians felt threatened by strong ethnic mobilisation aim
Recovering from the 2023 Elections Trauma
The 2023 general election has taken its pride of place in the long line of elections that have traumatised Nigerians due to the extremely high levels
Votes, violence and validity: Nigeria’s 2023 sub-national elections
On March 18, following a one-week delay by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable it to comply with a Court of Appeal judgemen
Elections with guns: Reversing judiciary-induced democratic regression
My big story this week is that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reversed itself, saying that there is no winner in the Februar