Nigeria’s “Tale of Two Election Day Silences”
There was considerable peace and “silence” during the 2015 Nigerian general elections yesterday. It was good news that apart from the “I am above the law” behaviour of some senior…
2015 Elections
Thieving: Incumbency in Elections
Thieving: Incumbency in Elections One would wonder why the power of incumbency of presidents and governors in Nigeria,elsewhere in Africa and other places in the world is well-near indomitable at…
Nigeria: Globalisation Democracy and the Possibility of a Coup d’etat
The United State of America is the chief exporter of “globalisation democracy” that has seen nations around the globe both encouraged and bullied into taking on two incompatible dictates of…
Buhari Will Be Dead in Six Months’ Time
Buhari Will Be Dead in Six Months’ Time Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2015 General Elections, is reported to be terminally ill with cancer and complications of…
Did the First Lady Reveal A Violence in Democracy?
“Anywhere you hear someone talking about change, stone that person” (three times in succession) – Patience Jonathan; Nigeria’s First Lady in her 2015 Election Campaign The word “stone” is a…
Election2015: Eternal Baby Syndrome
Election2015: Eternal Baby Syndrome In the course of researching corruption and misgovernance in Nigeria it is not too hard to observe public servants and politicians. These persons of very high…