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As the November 11, 2023, governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states draw close, widespread and justifiable concerns continue to mount about the capacity and willingness of the Independent …

 The exclusion of electronic transmission of election results from the final version of the Electoral Act amendment Bill expected to be passed into law by the National Assembly this month …

It is not enough for us to assume the importance of elections to representative governments. If we say elections are one of democracy’s defining characteristics in that they confer legitimacy …

The wisdom to discern between what is right and proper and what is ill-timed is important to us as a nation at this time in our development.  I was inspired …

Elections and electioneering campaigns are becoming interesting in Nigeria these days with the unthinkable number of political parties struggling for visibility and prominence.  The dynamics of a successful election are …

My heart bleeds each time I come across the myriad of propaganda materials in Nigeria. There are countless materials on the mantra of change, corruption, rule of law, orientation and …

“You Asked For It” – A popular TV shows in the 80s. This brief message goes to this writer, the American press and other Democrats in the United States. It …

“Politics cannot be effectively played or carried out without money. Even in those ancient days when politics started, some form of money was involved. At least, money or forms of …

The Greater London Authority Elections – where Londoners will vote for a new Mayor of London and Members of the London Assembly – is on 5th May 2016. Yet, I, …

The title of this piece, “This House Has Fallen”, was the title of Karl Maier’s book, a USA journalist, written in 2000 about the chronicles of a nation (Nigeria) on …

The dust and the acrimony from the 2015 elections have sufficiently settled. Me myself I have somewhat recovered. All those one-sided media outfits during the saga will hopefully now report …

It started out as a great idea for Engr. Seyi Makinde; the grand design that would see him clinching the top position in Oyo State’s politics. He put together a …

On Saturday (March 28, 2015), Nigerians will once again troop to the polls to choose who among the several contestants vigorously campaigning and scheming out there (mostly for self-serving reasons) …

Finally, the week has arrived when Nigeria will face the oddest and staunchest test for its electoral experimentation. Odd because, as I have argued for some time, the two acknowledged …

Two things are certain about this article; it will not be published by Sahara Reporters (they have proven to be a completely anti-Jonathan media outlet who are now so far from …