In celebrating freedom
Temie Giwa Today is World Press Freedom day and I am excited that there is a day dedicated to celebrating the freedom of the press and the idea that good[…]
Category: General
Irritated Sigh Turned Blogpost on Fashola’s “I See Lagos”
I saw poster of I See Lagos a few weeks ago when I was visiting family, but, thanks to Emeka Okafor‘s blog Africa Unchained, I now know what it is.[…]
Nigeria – What Next?
The elections have come and gone. A long month of campaigns, political engineering, analysis, postulation, tragedies and seeming successes has passed. Today, Africa’s most populated country is closing on[…]
Now The Elections Are Over
One of the many imponderables from the results of the voting held in the country throughout April, is why Nigerians returned to office a party with a great history behind it.[…]
In Defence of NYSC
Tragedy is a depressant, often leading people overcome by emotions to the wrong and often very hasty resolutions. Like all observers of the aftermath of last week’s presidential elections in[…]
The Presidential Elections – A Political Paradox
The paralysis of analysis. This is what the recently concluded presidential election has generated for some thinkers and analysts. There is no dispute to the fact that the election[…]
Culture and Society · General · Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides Election Review IX – Analysing the Presidential Results
The spread of the results in the recently concluded presidential elections in Nigeria are a serious talking issue, I present an analysis of the figures that make a lie of[…]
Culture and Society · General · Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides Election Review VIII – A President-Elect
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[…]
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Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides Election Review VI – Report to Prevent Rigging
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[…]
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Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides Election Review V – Concerns after the elections
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[…]