Democracy in Nigeria under siege: Senate weakens electoral integrity
By Edwin Nwachukwu
The signing of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu represents a dangerous setback for Nigeria’s democratic...
Nigerian judges and unholy relationships with litigants
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1976. In a career as a trial judge...
2025: An Anti-climax for Governance, Democracy in Africa
By Paul Ejime
As Africa continues to experiment with electoral democracy, 2025 was among the busiest election years on the continent. But apart from Malawi,...
Dias accuses Guinea-Bissau junta of preparing Embalo’s return to Power
 By Paul Ejime Fernando Dias da Costa, the candidate who claimed victory in Guinea-Bissau’s November 23rd presidential election, has accused the Gen. Horta Inta-A-led military junta of...
Nigerian Judges and the Judicial Code of Conduct
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
If you wanna live - treat me goodIf you wanna live, liveI beg you, treat me good
I'm like a walking razorDon't...
Fellow citizens of Nigeria the veil of illusion must be lifted
By Hon. Ibrahim A. Umar (IAU)
As 2027 approaches, the veil of illusion must be lifted. This is no longer the season for empty rhetoric,...
