Politics & Security
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...
French Connections Did Senegal's Macky Sall Fund France's Marine Le Pen?
In an open letter, Soumare—who served as budget minister and then prime minister from 2007 to 2009 under former president Abdoulaye Wade—asked Sall whether he had donated 12 million euros ($12.7 million) to Le Pen, who was unnamed in the letter, but was described as a 'French political figure' whose party is distinguished 'by hatred and rejection of others'. Read More...
Nigeria’s Old Notes The Supreme Court Has Nullified the Ban on Old Naira Notes
In the judgment, the court noted that Buhari admitted that the policy was flawed in his address, but still exercised the unlawful use of his executive powers to deny Nigerians of access to their money. Read More...
