February 22, 2018

Using the security to punish us In the name of security

Dear Mr. President: Do you ever drive around Abuja, may be at night after a hard day at work? Have you noticed anything absurd about the […]
February 22, 2018

Fixing the north – one state at a time

The truth is bitter and to criticize and point out flaws is easy. This easily sums up the reactions to last week’s “Legacies & the failed […]
February 22, 2018

The fruit from the tree (Part 2)

The fruit from the Nigerian tree so far has included one civil war, 5 coup d’états, at least 3 attempted coups, trillions of dollars lost to […]
February 5, 2018

Political News in five

What happened in Nigerian Politics Jan 28- Feb 3rd? What can we tell so far from the coalition of Nigeria? Will Saraki move to PDP? What […]
January 26, 2018

Our lazy opposition

It would seem that the opposition parties are serious about putting up a credible fight for Aso Rock in 2015, but in reality it is unlikely […]
January 26, 2018

On. Our. Marks.

The elections are 11 days away and instead of a sense of urgency from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), some civil society organizations say they […]
January 26, 2018

For God and politics

Whoever said religion is the opium of the masses must have been thinking about Nigerians. Religion is the one thing that can destroy rationality faster than […]
January 26, 2018

Election madness

“Shambolic and a mockery” – those are the words used to describe the recently concluded PDP primaries for the members of the House of Representatives and […]
March 6, 2022

PNI5 March 6 2022 – The Constitution Amendment Bills

Weekly summary of political news in Nigeria with implications for the 2023 general elections – all in 5 minutes #politics #elections #NigeriaDecides2023
March 15, 2022

PNI5 Mar 13 2022: APC National Chairman Coup Attempt

Weekly summary of political news in Nigeria with implications for the 2023 general elections – all in 5 minutes
March 20, 2022

PNI5 March 20 2022: Attack on Electoral Act 2022

March 27, 2022

PNI5 March 27 2022 – The APC Convention Finally Holds

April 3, 2022

PNI5 April 3 2022 – The one after the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train

April 10, 2022

PNI5 April 10 2022 – the one about anointed draftees as presidents

April 17, 2022

PNI5 April 17 2022 – The One with the Voter Registration Update

April 24, 2022

Political News in 5 (PNI5) April 24 2022

May 1, 2022

Political News in 5 (PNI5) May 1 2022 – the one about presidential aspirants in Mecca