Where would be the meeting point of two observable but contrasting claims on the future of the state in Africa? Would they meet at war or is it something that would be resolved by the dialec... Read more
“Electoral Democracy and Integrity in Nigeria: Reflections on INEC’s Transformation , 2011 – 2015” is the topic of a public lecture taking place at Bayero University, Kano Monday, June 12th,... Read more
Is Buhari Presidency End of ‘Sai Kai’ Era in Nigerian Politics? President Muhammadu Buhari’s battle with ill-health less than half way in his first term is triggering a nationalist revivalis... Read more
If what Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, is saying is everything to go by, then the 1999 Constitution will be a new document early 2017. Saraki came out with the potentially good news of... Read more
Jega’s Counter-Narrative: “Putting universities in such a dire situation where they have to be doing things like producing and selling sachet water is s... Read more
By Adagbo Onoja Technology, argued Professor Isawa Elaigwu in a recent interview with this newspaper, will take Africa out of its present stretch. In the muted follow up to that interview he... Read more
By Adagbo Onoja If we follow those who say that intellectuals sing our world into existence because value free science is nonsensical, then the bloom of ideas at Nigeria’s The Electoral Inst... Read more
The unbeatable characterisation of elections across Africa as quinquennial warfare would tend to make election coverage a key issue of concern for an electoral research institute in Nigeria.... Read more
Pseudo democracy! That is the verdict of The Economist of London on democracy in Africa a week or so ago. Presidential polls spiralled into post election violence in Gabon in Central Africa... Read more
