Opinion

Present crop of politicians cannot fix Nigeria

By Richard Ikiebe Nigerian politicians, as presently selected and incentivised, are structurally oriented toward extraction and survival, not toward the long-term state-building the country urgently needs. What does Nigeria lack in...

Nigeria Week Ahead: Equities sink, Oil surpasses $100, CPI in focus

By Matthew Anthony, Senior Market Analyst- Africa Oil prices spiked to just above $120 over the weekend as escalations...

Ambakina Moses Jitoboh and ending Nigeria Police alien tradition

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Ambakina Moses Jitoboh died suddenly on 28 December 2025. He was born on 1 June 1970...

Shettiman Keffi applauds President Tinubu over new electoral law

By Shettiman Keffi I wish to sincerely commend President Bola Tinibu, for signing the 2022 Electoral Act into law,...

The fallback clause: Nigeria’s new electoral trapdoor

By Kunle Oshobi The passage of the Senate bill permitting the electronic transmission of election results should have been...
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FULL TEXT: President Tinubu’s First Address At UN General Assembly

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023

Nigeria: The Making of a Judicial Selectorate

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Anambra North senatorial constituency comprises seven Local Government Areas (LGAs). These are: Anambra East, Anambra West, Anyamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South,...

February 25 presidential/NA elections by U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria

The people of Nigeria demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians as well as many who are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned.  

A Nigerian judge and his À La Carte Law

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18th April 2025,...

Anambra is bleeding, an open letter to Prof. Soludo

ANAMBRA IS BLEEDING AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. CHUKWUMA SOLUDO, GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE. BY: PRINCE TONY EZEIMO (IKENGA-NIMO) Your Excellency, Sequel to your election bid,...

Enforcing citizens’ rights in election petitions under the Nigerian constitution

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic...
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