Nigeria at 65
This week, our country Nigeria reached the veritable old age of 65, but the consensus in the land is that we are yet to mature. Essentially, we have w
Deepening Democracy
Deepening Democracy
ECOWAS: A pact for a democratic future for West Africa
This week, I am in Accra attending an ECOWAS consultative meeting in line with the organisation’s concern that it is facing an existential crisis and
Gender equity: Special seats for women in the national and state assemblies
Progressive forces have rolled out a massive set of advocacy activities to address the persistent problem of the marginalisation of women in our polit
Abducting the watchdog: Press freedom still in chains, 26 years into democracy
On May 1, Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist working with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, was busy minding his business when he suddenly went mi
2027: Premature political campaigns
This week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) organised a round table to address the challenges of premature political campaigns in