Who Will Break The Self-Destructive Jinx In PDP BeTuesday, April 22, 2025
If history has taught us anything about Nigeria 39;s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it is that it does not need external enemies to fail, its internal betrayals, power tussles, and ego battles have always been more than enough to keep it in a state of political limbo. As ...
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Ethiopia’s 2026 Elections: Without Reforms, The Vote May Not Be Free Or FairTuesday, April 22, 2025
Ethiopia is due to hold elections in 2026. But will they be free and fair? Since 1995, Ethiopia has held elections every five years, except for the 2021 election, delayed by COVID-19. The incumbent party has consistently secured over 95% of national parliament seats, except for 2005, when the opp ... |
Osun LGS: What The CBN Letter Tells UsFriday, April 18, 2025
On Monday, a correspondence from the Legal Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the controversy of those that should legally lay claim to the local governments in Osun state went viral. The correspondence stemmed from a request made by the YES or NO officials for the recognition of the ... |
Achalugo, Odogwu Paranran, and Love for NigeriaSunday, April 13, 2025
In the bustling heart of Nollywood, where stories mirror the pulse of the nation, filmmaker Omoni Oboli rsquo;s Love in Every Word emerges not merely as a romantic drama but as a profound allegory for Nigeria rsquo;s enduring love affair with itself. The film, which follows Chioma mdash;a ... |
Do African MPs Reflect The People Who Vote For Them? We Studied 17 Countries ToTuesday, April 8, 2025
By the end of 2025, 42 African countries will have held national elections in the previous 24 months. But do these elections produce parliaments that accurately reflect the societies they serve? Aside from studies of women in Africa rsquo;s legislatures, there is surprisingly little information abou ... |
A Nation’s Cruelty Towards Nyesom Wike: What Does It Say About Us?Sunday, April 6, 2025
A Curious Celebration of Sickness and Death For at least three to four days, social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and others were abuzz with shocking content mdash;videos, posts, and memes celebrating the alleged collapse, sickness, and even death of Federal Capital Territory Minis ... |
President Tinubu's Economic Reforms can be overturnedSaturday, April 5, 2025
When we say democracy is not merely about elections or the so-called game of numbers, as is often echoed in Nigeria, it is more than rhetoric. It is a warning. If current democratic crises can unfold in America mdash;after over 200 years of institutional continuity mdash;then it can surely happ ... |
The Orchestration Against Aisha Achimugu: A Classical Betrayal of Justice, WomanWednesday, April 2, 2025
Nigeria is at a critical crossroads, one that challenges not just the nation rsquo;s political integrity but its very identity. This crisis is not marked by war or famine, but by a deep and troubling internal issue that questions the fairness of the judicial system and the moral foundation of the co ... |
Myanmar Earthquake Tragedy ‘compounds Already Dire Crisis’Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster ldquo;remains unclear rdquo;, the UN rsquo;s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday. Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi expressed the UN rsquo;s profou ... |
Discovery Of A 4,000-year-old Bronze Age Settlement In Morocco Rewrites HistoryMonday, March 31, 2025
A new archaeological discovery at Kach Kouch in Morocco challenges the long-held belief that the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was an empty land before the arrival of the Phoenicians from the Middle East in around 800 BCE. It reveals a much richer and more complex history than previously thought. E ... |
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