A fresh debate has erupted in Nigeria’s political space over whether former President Goodluck Jonathan can legally contest the 2027 presidential election….
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The European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM, has called for judicial and constitutional reforms in Nigeria, ahead of the 2027 general election.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to speed up work on electoral reform proposals to avoid uncertainty in…
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Critical assessments of Nigeria’s democratic trajectory at 65 have continued, with the Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED)…
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On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, I reflected on Harold Smith. He’s not widely known in Nigeria. And that’s probably to be expected for a man whom the British establishment ostracised for decades for daring to be different, before his death. He was everything the British colonial authorities didn’t want him to be, and
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A coalition of young politicians in the South West, Omoluabi Progressives, has called for a more active and inclusive democratic system to ensure that the voices of people at the grassroots are better represented in governance.
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At 65, Nigeria finds itself in a reflective mood, and rightly so. Independence anniversaries are not just occasions for parades, gun salutes, and flag-waving….
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As Nigeria marks her 65th Independence Anniversary in 2025, the mood across the nation is not one of triumph but of tension. For many young Nigerians, this…
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Professor Jonah Isawa Elaigwu, who passed on at the age of 77 on Tuesday July 22, 2025, played remarkable roles as an intellectual, and behind the scene in the…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday flagged off the Light Up Abuja Project: Lots I & II, aimed at transforming
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