Browsing: democracy

Actor and politician, Emeka Ike, has expressed his concerns about the current Nigerian political landscape, stating that it offers little…

Politics and name-calling have always enjoyed a close relationship. And in every democracy, labels are often deployed as political weapons…

On Friday, 29 May 2026, Nigeria’s Fourth Republic turned twenty-seven. But what happened a couple of months back still gnaws…

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised a proposal by the National Assembly to suspend political campaigns in eight…

My published interventions on Nigerian democracy have long carried a warning that now feels less theoretical than urgent. In When…

On 8 January 2026, the Iranian government imposed a near-total communications shutdown. It was the country’s first full information blackout:…

The Peoples Democratic Party, Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee, said it will move to the Supreme Court to challenge the…

Despite weeks of agitation over a controversial clause that makes the electronic transmission of election results optional, President Bola Tinubu…

In this part of the world, it is not enough for politicians or their supporters to campaign, mobilise votes and…

The African Democratic Congress has praised Nigerian citizens for their role in forcing the 10th Senate to reverse controversial provisions…