Matthew Ayibakuro

Last week, Zambians elected a new President in a historic vote. Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won by a landslide against the incumbent, Edgar Lungu, who was seeking a second term. The …

As I lay back and watched the news last night on the developing events in Washington, DC, the best phrase to describe what I felt at that moment is “sustained …

Since the #ENDSARS protests began, I have had a tab open on my computer to put down my reflections on the movement. Like many young people in Nigeria, I have …

The curtain has now closed on the democratic soap opera that was the 2020 governorship election in Edo State. This was premium box office stuff. From the intrigues of dizzying …

The last 48 hours has witnessed varying degrees of reactions to the trending video of a former Minster of Aviation in Nigeria, Femi Fani-Kayode, passionately rebuking a journalist for asking …

Rumbles, side-talks, murmuring, sighs and more. I was suddenly losing the attention of the civil society stakeholders I was making a presentation to on freedom of information in Edo State. …

Transparency International has just released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2019.  There are no surprises on Nigeria’s position on the global Index. For 2019, the country is ranked 146 …

As citizens of Bayelsa go to the polls to elect a new governor at the weekend, the current electoral cycle and campaigns reveal disturbing issues on the state of democratic …

On 16 November 2019, citizens of Bayelsa State will be voting for a new governor to lead the state for the next four years.The current electoral cycle, which commenced about …

Over the last week or so, there has been heightened interest amongst Nigerians about the use of the most recently repatriated $322.5 million Abacha loot.  The questions raised around the …