Politics & Security
The Many Sins of INEC How the 2023 Elections Exposed INEC’s Incompetence
During the 2023 elections, INEC had all the tools it needed to pass its own self-designed test to deliver this year’s elections credibly through technology. However, the electoral commission’s many failures have meant great losses to its credibility. Read More...
West Africa’s Slow-Onset Crisis The Evolving Nature of Violence in West Africa
West Africa has experienced evolving violence since independence, first by recording the highest share of military coup frequency in Africa between 1960 and 1989, then in the Mano River regional crisis of 1989-2003, and finally terrorism in the Lake Chad region and the Liptako-Gourma region from 2010 till date. Read More...
2023 Election Updates Daily Briefings from The Republic
Updates on the 2023 general elections, covering news on candidates, voting and other related issues. Read more Read More...
A National Own Goal? The Dangers of a Same-Faith Presidency
Nigeria’s corporate existence is reliant on the peaceful co-existence of people of different ethnicities and religions. APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket and ‘win’ have broken decades of political and ethical convention regarding party ticketing, and threatens Nigeria’s ‘delicate balance’. Read More...
‘Bloody Lagosians!’ Examining the Culture of Citizen Suppression in Lagos
If violence by extra-state actors on law-abiding citizens is the unofficial answer to any and every referendum in Lagos, be it elections or protests, then perhaps the Lagos State government needs to re-examine its hold on power. Read More...
The Conductor of Chaos MC Oluomo’s Dangerous Rise and Rhetoric
MC Oluomo, who rose from being a bus conductor to one of the most feared political henchmen in southwest Nigeria represents a crude brand of state-backed political instruments. As the leader of the NURTW, he has over the years allegedly been at the centre of political subjugation, playing an important, albeit terrible role in shaping the politics of Lagos State. Read More...
How Many People Are in Nigeria? Why Nigeria’s Census Counts
At a time when restructuring is part of the national discourse, the outcome of a census will determine what restructuring could mean in the coming years. Nigeria’s development depends on our ability to get it right, or as close to right as possible. Read More...
Cracking the Glass Ceiling Aisha Binani’s Blueprint for Leadership
As APC’s flagbearer for the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Adamawa State, Aisha Binani stands the chance to become Nigeria's first elected female governor. Read More...
To Whom ‘Too Much’ is Given INEC’s Disappointing Conduct of the 2023 Presidential Election
Despite spending N305 billion, INEC’s conduct in the 2023 presidential election failed to show any real progress. Instead, the electoral commission has eroded the gains made in the past few years in Nigeria’s path to achieving true democracy through credible controversy-free elections. Read More...
Who Is Running for Governor?
What names are on the ballot for the 18 March governorship elections? Read More...
