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45 Days that Changed Elections in Africa? – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
An unlikely coincidence of ballots in a forty-five day period from the…
Will Nigeria’s New Electoral Chief Deliver Credible Elections? – By Paul Ejime
At his Senate screening on Thursday, 16th October, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior…
Yakubu bows out, Agbamuche-Mbu takes over as acting INEC chair, By Paul Ejime
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, 7th October 2025, handed over the leadership mantle…
#GEJ2027: Will most likely suffer a Judicial Abortion, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of…
The Selectorate: When the People Vote but the Judges Choose, By Abdul Mahmud
One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts,…
Judicial Conspiracy Suffocating Nigerian People, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Three different decisions of the highest court in the country over the…
Democracy without Voters and Nigeria’s Insecurity Crisis, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu,
“On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President's table.”…
Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Nigeria’s Tinubu as Chair of ECOWAS Authority, By Paul Ejime
West African leaders at their 67th Ordinary Summit in Abuja on Sunday,…
Democracy in Africa and the Dangers of Judicial Selectorate
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In March 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin…
