2023 Elections

In a startling turn of events on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal (PEPT) delivered a ruling that sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political landscape, as it nullified …

Several months ago, I wrote an article on INEC which was published on the pages of some Nigerian newspapers. In that article, 2023 General elections: INEC will succeed, I had …

Though the sound of 2023 general elections appear to have come and gone, the decibel of its fury is definitely yet to abate. There is no doubt that by the …

The 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: Omodé gbón, àgbà gbón, la se da Ilè-ife (The dictum that wisdom is not exclusively age or gender bound is the fundamental basis of …

Since the post-Cold War era of the transition to democratic rule, many African countries, including Nigeria, have faced challenges that threaten democratic governance. In addition to weakening the democratic system, …

Many Nigerians believe that election is democracy and democracy is elections. What has seemingly helped to establish that maxim or belief in the hearts and minds of many of our …

To start with, election candidacy ought not to be an impromptu decision. For inspiration, we may have to turn to the Western civilization for succour. After all, our social structures …

‘’The people always have some champions whom they set over them and nurse into greatness…This and no other is the root from which tyranny springs.’’- Plato Like everything that has its …

Originally, in the secular world, the State comes before the Church, because, by its institutional characteristics, it is the custodian of all other institutions. In other words, the State is …

Come February 25, 2023, Nigerians will troop en masse to the polls to choose their next crop of leaders – President, Governors and Legislators – at the two levels of …

There was a time in the UK when knife crime was prevalent. An iconic sculpture now known as The Knife Angel was erected by some well-meaning individuals to highlight knife …

The airwaves have been inundated with the call for a power shift from the North to the South even though zoning and rotation are not expressly provided for in the …

The day is fast approaching; sliding fast like running water escaping from a wedge and nothing can stop it at its present rush. Anything with a fixed date, as usual, …