Politicians and independence of electoral umpires
By Paul Ejime
Most African countries make a ritual of adding the word “Independent” or “Autonomous” to the name of their electoral commissions. In reality,...
Aba is not just a Town
By Obike Ukoh
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, sparked a debate recently when he said he was following Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu’s template in the...
Sahel junta leaders go for broke
By Paul Ejime
Since forming the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, in 2023, followed by their controversial decision to quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
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...
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...
In Rivers State – A Republic of anomaly renews its methods
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
IN Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the...
