Friday Column

Friday Column

2019 elections and the Nigerian party system

The greatest challenge facing Nigerian democracy is the absence of a real and functional party system. The Independent National Electoral Commission (

2019 elections and the Nigerian party system

The greatest challenge facing Nigerian democracy is the absence of a real and functional party system. The Independent National Electoral Commission (

Christmas in Niger Republic

This year, we are spending the holiday season in Niger to travel and see old friends and catch up with events in the country. We spent a lot of time w

Morocco and ECOWAS: Picking cherries and dismantling core principles

The big issue for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) this December is whether it would allow itself to be stampeded into accepting

My governor has no brain

Yesterday, yet another group emerged to rescue Nigeria from the abyss. It is called the “Revive Nigeria Group” and is led by Aisha Waziri