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About two months ago, the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) became registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a political party formed by the merger of now-defunct Action Congress[…]
In a most bizarre manifestation of chronic sycophancy – indeed a nauseating throw back to the Sani Abacha era – the wife of the president, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, is now[…]
Despite the fact that the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not allow for true devolution of powers from the centre, as the constitution of a true[…]
Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
This is cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl As we savour the returns As the election season ends in Nigeria it is important to lay out in some form a[…]
Culture and Society · Essays · General
See the first part here In my previous article of the same title, I attempted a backgrounding of the many issues that have made it impossible for quality programming to[…]
Culture and Society · General · Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
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
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[…]
Culture and Society · General · Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
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[…]
Culture and Society · General · Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
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[…]
Culture and Society · Economy · Nigerian Elections · Politics
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[…]