March 3, 2023

Go: Will elections hold and who will be Nigeria’s next president?

In 2015, when presidential elections were delayed by 6 weeks, from February 14 to March 28, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) provided notification a week […]
February 17, 2023

[Aljazeera] Nigeria’s elections have bigger problems than vote trading

Buying votes is a problem — but only because of a deeper rot in Nigeria’s democracy that it must address.   When veteran politician Ayo Fayose […]
January 11, 2023

[BUSINESSDAY.NG] Can we move election dialogue past empty promises?

The interest in Nigeria’s general elections in a few weeks is understandable but we are missing the opportunity to be more mindful about our future and […]
October 22, 2022

Health is personal and the personal is political, By Ayisha Osori

Anyone can fall ill and we do. But not everyone who has suffered ill health has the opportunity to influence health care in their country, state […]
October 2, 2022

PNI5 October 2 2022 – the one about Tinubu missing in action

September 25, 2022

PNI5 September 25 – the one about candidates for presidency & NASS

September 18, 2022

PNI5 Sept 18 2022 – the one about the padded voters register

September 14, 2022

Ghosts of ethnicity present

Senator Remi Tinubu trended for a few days on Twitter a few weeks ago because of an old video shot around the 2019 general election where […]
February 22, 2018

Our undemocratic foundations for democracy

We are in a bind. Not Boko Haram, MEND, the increase in the pump price of fuel aka fuel subsidy removal or the lack of power […]
February 22, 2018

Imaginary conversations taking place all over Nigeria (a wish)

“I am thinking of going into politics and running for election”, I admitted to a friend yesterday. “Wonderful. What position are you thinking of vying for?” […]
February 22, 2018

We can’t give up: the stakes are too high

Everyone knows: the protests in Nigeria are no longer just about the removal of fuel subsidy. We know, the government knows and each side knows that […]
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 […]