Can we move election dialogue past empty promises?
The interest in Nigeria’s general elections in a few weeks is understandable but we are missing the opportunity to be more mindful about our future and this is reflected in the quality of…
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Nigeria Decides 2023: To debate or not to debate
At the beginning of the week, Arise Television and Centre for Democracy and Development hosted the first in an undisclosed series of debates on security and economy with five out of 18…
The importance of ideology in politics
Last week, on the day Liz Truss gave in to pressure and resigned, the Africa Studies Centre, Africa Oxford Initiative and Yiaga Africa hosted in Oxford their second day of…
Health is personal and the personal is political
A wise person visited a sultan and when the latter requested for a cup of water, asked, “If you were refused this drink, would you bargain for it with half your empire?” The sultan said yes…
On our marks – as campaign season begins
Presidential and federal legislature campaigns kick off today – September 28, 2022 - and it promises to be heated and contentious, busy and entertaining.
Last week, the Independent…