This was cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl Done and dusted A new Nigeria just hatched out of its egg in the last 48 hours wherein the presidential elections took place and all results announced with the declaration of a winner. As it stands, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been declared the winner of the elections having scored the highest [...]

This was cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl Being aware of rigging opportunities Giving some flesh to a tweet – @boosoolalab The problems could be efficiency, intimidation, access, bias and violence barring people from exercising their rights. In some Twitter exchanges last night I was engaged in a conversation about the prospects for freer, fairer and more credible elections for [...]

This is cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl INEC failing itself Now over 72 hours since the National Assembly elections were concluded in Nigeria, we find ourselves at crossroads of hope and possibility without the clearest indication of what the future really holds. As results from various Polling Units trickled in from messages sent with the #NigeriaDecides Twitter hashtag, this [...]

With the conclusion of today’s parliamentary election in Nigeria, there is an observed shift from the despair and disappointment oflast weekend’s fiasco to a sense of hope, progress and possibility.  To many, the elections may be described by any of the favourite political buzz words – Free, Fair, Credible, Transparent. With the exception of a two hour delay in some [...]

Cross-posted from my blog Nigeria: Arise O Compatriots, our time has come to speak Our time has come Tomorrow, the 2nd of April, 2011, Nigeria stands at the cusp of history, where the sound of the revolution would either bring walls down or snuff out our great expectation for a brighter future that takes Nigeria from its much trumpeted potential [...]

The following was cross-posted at my blog Method to the Madness. The Nigerian #WhatAboutUs Presidential debate left me cold, and it’s taken me a couple of days to understand why. Let’s forget for one moment the question of whether or not this debate will change the electoral calculus. It won’t. Probably everyone in that room holds themselves in high enough [...]

You have a great responsibility As the first of the three consecutive election weekends in Nigeria arrives on the 2nd of April 2011, never has it been more the duty and responsibility of Nigerians to ensure that their express wishes at the ballot box are transparently, fairly, honestly and truthfully represented in the results that are announced in all the [...]

Results and Reviews Update: Nigeria: INEC Election Guidelines – Critical Information This blog has been a veritable resource and guide to the Nigerian elections in April 2011, I have consistently updated this blog and add other bits of information as the election season wound down bringing together the election reviews and results from various sources. All outstanding elections have now [...]

Update (25/03/2011) The Nigerian Youth “What About Us?” Presidential Debate will hold on the 25th of March 2011 at 7:00 PM (GMT) at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. The following presidential contenders will attend Chief Dele Momodu (NCP), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu (ACN), Governor Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) and Professor Pat Utomi (SDMP). The incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) and [...]

by Benson Eluma I have cast around for how best to characterize Nigerian literature 50 years after Independence, and I have decided to settle for the Abiku motif. Abiku or Emere is the colleague of Ogbanje, and these are personages that have played central roles in Nigerian lore and literature. They have also enjoyed a respectable filmic presence, at least [...]