Deepening Democracy

Deepening Democracy

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: Freedom fighter of the decade

If I had the power to do so, I would name Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan the freedom fighter of the decade. She is an irrepressible combatant for her

Is Nigeria headed for a one-party state?

This week, a former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Salihu Lukman, announced one of our wor

State of emergency: Threat to democracy or ‘deux ex machina’

On Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, to address the ongoing political crisis in the state. The crisi

Senate remains in shame as distinguished Senator Natasha fights on

Yesterday, senators “overwhelmingly,” or rather, shamelessly passed a vote of confidence in the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, despite the sexual

Governance as self-interest

The most accurate way to describe Nigerian politics today is that state and society have been captured by an efficient and ruthless band that is recre