Be mindful of triggering widespread inter-ethnic violence
Nigeria's 2011 presidential election was marred by deadly post-election violence in Northern Nigeria that left 800 people dead and 65,000 displaced after angry supporters of the CPC’s…
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Unabated banditry calls for decentralized policing system
Over the weekend, it was reported that “bandits” had kidnapped several travellers near Dominion University along the Lagos-Ibadan Road. This happened uncomfortably close to Ibadan, and a…
INEC PVCs: A focus on the wrong metrics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that 95 million people will be registered voters next year. Speaking at a democracy summit in Washington DC, Professor Mahmood…
High cost of elections: A cause of concern
Nigeria will have presidential, governorship, and legislative elections on 25 February and 11 March 2023, and there will be a lot of money spent on running the elections and also on…
How viable is our primary education?
Nigeria has a 9-3-4 educational system that has the first nine years spent on a basic education programme that is expected to provide a decent platform for subsequent professional (or…