In Nigeria, Democracy Is Just A Word

In Nigeria, democracy is just a word: The devil in Nigerian elections is in result collation, not voting. Mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results may not be a silver bullet that can prevent the country’s electoral woes entirely, but for now, it is the only plausible guardrail against electoral malfeasance. The Tinubu-led APC does not … [Read more…]

In Defence of Continuity: Consolidating Representation, Securing the Future of Nkanu East and West

Nnolim Nnaji

By Ezefi Mike Udoh In representative democracy, progress is neither accidental nor instantaneous; it is the cumulative reward of vision sustained, experience deepened, and trust renewed. For Nkanu East and West Federal Constituency, the question before the people is not merely one of choice, but of continuity—whether to consolidate gains already made or to interrupt … [Read more…]

Gov. Soludo’s Ultimatum and the Battle for Anambra’s Mondays

By Christian ABURIME Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo has ordered the immediate shut down of the Onitsha Main Market for one week, following defiance of the market leadership to open, against government directive. Governor Soludo’s order for a one-week shutdown of the sprawling market is more than an administrative penalty. It is the … [Read more…]

Honours, Memory, and Those Yet to Be Honoured – By Osita Chidoka

When President Bola Tinubu announced the Democracy Day honours list in 2025, many Nigerians, myself included, assumed that evident omissions would be addressed in subsequent rounds of national recognition. That expectation now appears difficult to sustain. The recent conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on a businessman whose career … [Read more…]

2026 and the Architecture of Power (Part 2): Politics Without Opposition and the Burden of Contradiction

Abdul Mahmud

-By Abdul Mahmud  We are here at last in the decisive year before the 2027 General election; and under a political sky shaped by cooptation, consolidation, realignment and fatigue. The governing order described in the first part of this essay has narrowed the arena of contest and redrawn the boundaries of participation. Power has been … [Read more…]