Plateau, Nigeria and the Kalashnikov challenge
Once again, there is outrage throughout Nigeria as armed men invaded communities in Plateau State over the Christmas weekend killing an estimated 200
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Salihu Lukman and the thankless job of reforming the APC
One thing everyone was agreed upon is that Salihu Lukman, the famous trade unionist turned politician is a very stubborn man. For almost a decade, he
Rivers State and the politics of absurdity
Yesterday, the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N800 billion into law. It appeared to be a banal act as
Prof. Jinadu and the struggle against beaching electoral democracy
Last week, our mentor, friend and great advocate for electoral democracy, Prof. Adele Jinadu, celebrated his eightieth birthday (we share the same bir
The geo-politics of the return of the military and the anti-democracy project
The core agenda of the return of the military is an anti-democracy project and in that sense is an rea existential threat to ECOWAS which has worked c