Nigeria
Closing Thoughts on the Nigerian Presidential Elections
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on February 25, 2023. The incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, was not on the ballot, as…
Nigeria
Nigeria had 93 million registered voters, but only a quarter voted: 5 reasons why
Nigeria’s voter turnout has been declining since 2007. Samuel Alabi/AFP via Getty Images Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ph.D, University of Nigeria Nigerians went to…
Nigeria
The Promise and Peril of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections
Michelle Gavin, The Council on Foreign Relations Nigeria’s 2023 general election is just weeks away. With incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari term-limited, the…
Nigeria
Money is breaking democracy in Nigeria
Some Nigerian women displaying their voter cards at a polling units during one of the country’s elections. Photo:aap/ Peter Obe. https://photos.aap.com/Peter Obe…
Nigeria
Buhari: The Messiah Who Will Not Save Nigeria
Bayo Omoboriowo, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Shamusudeen Kareem The Yorubas have a saying that if a child would…
Corruption
The net tightens
When news broke early this week about the arrest of Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources in London, majority of Nigerians were…
Nigeria
Buhari wins as Nigeria turns its back on Jonathan
Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London In the end, the margin was too decisive. Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent president of Nigeria, had…
Nigeria
All hail the new Emir of Kano
So a former Central Bank Governor becomes an Emir and not everyone is pleased, who would have thought huh?. The inauguration of…
Opinion
'Obasanjo's Letter'
So it seems a former President has written an 'open' letter to the current President. Why, you may ask? To wish him…
Nigeria
National Assembly Of Shame (Senate)
Last week, Nigeria’s Senate House approved a motion backing underage marriage ( The approvals are not yet law, as they have to…