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Guinea-Bissau elections peaceful, orderly despite initial deficiencies – ECOWAS

By Paul Ejime The ECOWAS Observation Mission (EOM) has said that Guinea-Bissau's 23 November parliamentary and presidential “polls were conducted in a peaceful, orderly and professional manner… despite few initial...

24 million reasons to fear for the future of Nigeria

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Olusegun Obasanjo took over in 1976 from the slain Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s military Head...

Nigerian politicians and mad rush to join the ruling party

By Obike UkohThe rush by politicians in opposition political parties to join the ruling party is worrisome. The...

Judicial conspiracy suffocating Nigerian people

Judicial Conspiracy Suffocating Nigerian People By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Three different decisions of the highest court in the country over the...

Buhari, ex-Nigerian leader, laid to rest in Home Town Daura

By Paul Ejime Nigeria’s northern town of Daura witnessed an unusual crowd on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, as Nigerians...
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In Rivers State, a Supreme iniquity?

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been a site...

About bystander effect, herd mentality and passive spectatorship

By Paul Ejime To avoid getting into trouble, the conventional wisdom for many is not to get involved - mind your business. It is also...

In defence of judicial authority in Nigeria

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The judiciary,…. has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the...

Re: A Vacuous Judgment on Dele Giwa

By Idowu Adewale On Sunday, February 25, 2024, ThisDay newspaper published an article titled “A Vacuous Judgment on Dele Giwa” suggesting that the judgment of...

Is Emergency Rule the Answer in Nigeria’s Inflammable Oil State?

By Paul Ejime PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the southern Rivers State and the suspension of the State’s elected legislature...

ECOWAS and the dangers of placating junta leaders

By Paul Ejime As it struggles with the consequences of its poor handling of the rash of military coups in the West African region, the...
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