Below is a comprehensive set of 20 specific loopholes, ambiguities, weaknesses, and gaps in the Electoral Act 2022 that must be corrected to help produce genuinely...
By Dr. Tom Obaseki As the National Assembly deliberates on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, the stakes for Nigeria’s democracy have never been higher....
By Prof. O.E. Bassey In moments of national insecurity, the instinctive response of many states is expansion, more troops, more weapons, more surveillance systems, more emergency...
Seyi Tinubu is the self-styled ‘First Son’ of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As the most notable Son of the president, Seyi Tinubu is perhaps...
It is most intriguing that at a time Nigeria’s capital importation (hence, external reserves) is rising in leaps and bounds, the country’s crude oil production...
In Nigeria and in so much of the black continent of Africa, the institutions of law enforcement are only strong to the extent that those...
Democracy is the base for Nigeria’s future, but political apathy has weakened it for years. Many eligible voters feel disconnected and discouraged from taking part in...
The desperation to win the 2027 general election has led to what looks like a looming constitutional coup against the Nigerian people. We saw what happened...
By Tony Onyima The argument that real-time electronic transmission of election results is technically unfeasible in Nigeria collapses under the weight of evidence from the country’s...
“Ifunanya’s death is particularly troubling, especially given that it occurred in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The fact that emergency medical care could fail so...