When Your Voter Data Goes Viral and the Law Takes a Long, Expensive Nap by Lawson Akhigbe

In the grand theatre of Nigerian public life, where every scandal eventually finds its way into a press release, a tweet, and then a court that politely declines to be bothered, the saga of Emeka Ike’s voter details has reached its predictable third act. The curtain has fallen. The audience is still waiting for justice. The actors have already left for the after-party

Was Aso Rock Expecting Bishops To Sing ‘On Your Mandate…’? By Muazu Elazehm

More than a week after the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) visited the president, reactions to the encounter by some of the country’s most influential clerics at Aso Rock presidential villa have lingered. That visit continues to spark controversy, with public commentary and heated arguments refusing to abate, especially across social media.Interestingly, the harshest …

From NADECO Hero to Billboard Bully: Nigeria’s Illiberal Democracy Masterclass by Lawson Akhigbe

There’s a special kind of Nigerian magic that turns a man who once dodged military bullets for democracy into the man who now decides which opposition party is allowed to breathe near a billboard.