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Colouring inside the Politically Personal Nanjala Nyabola's Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics

Stella Njogo·May 9, 2019

In her latest book, Nanjala Nyabola paints the complexities of Kenyan politics as underlies the relationship between Kenyans and digital technology. Read More...

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A Poultry Farmer’s Song of Burden in the Face of Fate Chigozie Obioma's An Orchestra of Minorities

Lanre Apata·May 9, 2019

In his latest book, Chigozie Obioma draws readers and critics to the understanding of a man through the metaphysics of existence. Read More...

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Nigeria’s ‘Pentecostal’ Presidency Ebenezer Obadare's Pentecostal Republic

Kasope Aleshinloye·May 9, 2019

In his latest book, Ebenezer Obadare explores the ascent of Pentecostalism as the principal expression of Christianity in Nigeria and as a socio-political force. Read More...

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What We Think about when We Think about Elections Revisiting Political Ideology in Nigeria

Naro Omo-Osagie and Chukwuka Gideon Isika·May 9, 2019

Many have argued that Nigerian political parties do not have ideologies; and that even before independence, ethnic and money politics relegated issue-based politics to the background. This is true for many reasons. Read More...

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Lessons from the Third Force Nigeria's 2019 Elections in Review

Oluwamayowa Idowu·May 9, 2019

Third Force political parties reflected the hope of Nigerians during the 2019 elections. But their overwhelming defeat highlighted the fact that gathering success in Nigerian politics requires an established structure and grassroots engagement. Read More...

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Money Miss Road? On Political Financing in Nigeria

Anie Anokuru·May 9, 2019

The link between party financing and corruption in Nigeria is so clear that to overlook the former is tacit acceptance of the latter. Read More...

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‘Mai Ganga ya Gode, Yaran Mai Ganga sun Gode.’ Campaign Songs, Kannywood and Politics in Northern Nigeria

Aisha Aliyu-Bima·May 9, 2019

Once limited to palaces, festivals and ceremonies, griots, poets and praise singers in northern Nigeria have found a new place in Nigerian politics. Read More...

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Trapped in a Militarized Democracy The Armed State of Nigeria's Political Space

Fisayo Ajala·May 9, 2019

In the two decades of democratic rule in Nigeria, the military has created a messianic complex in its internal response to crises. Read More...

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Why Do We Vote? Questioning Political Ideology in Nigeria

Cynthia Igodo·May 9, 2019

It is still difficult to make a distinction between the different political parties in Nigeria. Neither the ruling party nor the opposition parties are rooted in any discernible political ideology. Read More...

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For the People, Without the People The Crisis of Representation in Nigerian Politics

Dafe oputu·May 9, 2019

If the Nigerian electorate is mostly young, mostly poor, and with significant representation of women and people living with disabilities, why is it that our elected representatives are so different? Read More...

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