“Elections must be completely transparent and must be widely seen to be completely transparent; sadly, neither seems to apply to Nigeria’s presidential election.” ...

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Talking seriously, Democracy as a concept was alien to Africa, and by implication, Nigeria. Largely, right from inception, democratic norms ...

Nigeria’s 2023 general elections were “largely peaceful” despite administrative and logistical hurdles at many polling units, according to an independent group of Commonwealth ...

In the leadup to Nigeria’s General Elections which are to take place on Saturday February 25th, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland ...

The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, has urged the country’s political parties, candidates and their supporters to ...

By Santiago Stocker “With Nigeria’s presidential elections just weeks away, it looks increasingly likely that the elections will go to a second round, in ...

Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections due to take place on 25 February must be free from further violence and intimidation and effective measures must be ...

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE To start with, election candidacy ought not to be an impromptu decision. For inspiration, we may have to turn to ...

By Emmanuel Otori Nigeria’s economy has been in a slump in recent months, owing to inflation, interest rates, public debt, and current account ...

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE One of the greatest shortcomings of Nigeria’s existence is that she has never evolved into a nation. The amalgamation of ...

Over 600 people have lost their lives, over 200,00 homes destroyed and 1.3 million displaced following the worst flooding witnessed in Nigeria in ...

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Being a former British Colony, Nigeria had the political misfortune of being bequeathed with a public administration system that was ...