Politics & Security
The End of the Kingmaker? Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Pyrrhic Victory
Tinubu may have won the presidential election, but he has done so at a huge cost: his control of Lagos is already dying, and his work as president will further alienate him from the nitty-gritty of Lagos’ politics. For the first time in over a decade, he may not be able to determine who becomes the next governor of Lagos. Read More...
President To Be Bola Tinubu is Nigeria’s Next President
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the 2023 general elections. Read More...
INEC Decides Tinubu Wins Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Election
The 70-year-old Bola Ahmed Tinubu becomes Nigeria’s presidential-elect and will replace outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari, who will leave office on 29 May 2023. Read More...
Who is Nigeria’s President? Why Nigerians Are Still Waiting for Election Results
While the 2023 elections mark the first time that elections have not been entirely postponed since 2011, INEC still faced the issue of logistics and electoral violence usually reported in every electoral cycle. Read More...
BVAS or Not Can INEC Guarantee Us Electoral Integrity?
The challenges experienced in using INEC’s Bimodal Voter Accreditation System at the Anambra, Ekiti, and Osun gubernatorial elections raise concerns about it being sufficient for nationwide voting. Is Nigeria ready for BVAS-only elections? Read More...
How to Not Waste Your Vote What Voter Turnout Will Mean in the 2023 Elections
Since its return to democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has enjoyed uninterrupted democracy. The nation has conducted six successive electoral cycles. These elections, however, are occasionally flawed and often marked by violence. Additionally, a constant issue that has beguiled the process of electing leaders is the issue of low voter turnout and voter apathy. Read More...
A Compendium of Controversial Pairings APC’s Muslim/Muslim Ticket and Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections
Nigeria has not endured such high decibels of uproar and frenzy over the religious affiliations of a presidential/vice-presidential ticket pairing since 1979. Not only did Tinubu’s announcement on 10 July 2022, cause a nationwide discourse mill, it also fundamentally shaped the personnel positions, campaign strategies, and politicking steps of numerous parties. Read More...
Praying for Peaceful Polls The Outsized Role of Religion and Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections
Does religion matter in Nigerian politics? Will it play a significant role in the 2023 presidential elections? Read More...
Godfathers: An Introduction Editor’s Foreword: The Republic V7, N1
‘Godfather’ is a term people use candidly in discussing Nigerian politics but how did godfathers become a fixture in our political landscape in the first place? Our latest issue, Godfathers: An Introduction, looks at the enduring hold of political ‘big men’ over the Nigerian political establishment. Read More...
The Past, Present and Future Kings of Nigerian Politics How ‘Godfathers’ Became a Key Part of Political Party Financing in Nigeria
In Nigeria, godfatherism is ‘nothing new’ and traces of godfatherism can be found going back as early as the independence era. Today, the large sums of money godfathers bring into politics perpetuates their existence, but how did these figures become so influential over Nigeria’s politics? Read More...
