Opinion

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Democracy Under Pressure: Threats to Nigeria’s 2027 Elections

As Nigeria transitions into full election mode for the 2027 general elections, the political temperature is heating up at a scale that puts the countr

Northern Nigeria – A tragedy of abdication

Northern Nigeria is fast approaching the status of a basket case – if, indeed, it has not already arrived at that grim destination. This is not

Politics in Kaduna: Saying the silent part out loud

Elections follow a process, and it goes without saying that politics is local. The road to 2027 is muddled with battles, mistakes, and agreements from

Good policies, weak institutions: Nigeria’s missing middle of reform

Nigeria has no shortage of reform ideas. Over the past three decades, successive administrations have produced an impressive array of policies: fiscal

Maduro’s extraction

History repeated itself last week – both as a farce and as a tragedy. From the 7th Century Qin Dynasty through the Han Dynasty and culminating i