Author: Centre for Nigeria Progress

INEC The doctrine that courts should not interfere in the “internal affairs” of political parties—often described as a “convenient fiction” in Lawson Akhigbe’s 2026 article—has been a recurring tension in Nigerian jurisprudence. It pits party autonomy (as voluntary associations governed by their constitutions) against constitutional supremacy, statutory duties under the Electoral Act, and the judicial …

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There is something almost theatrical about the War Powers Resolution. Passed in the long shadow of Vietnam, it was meant to do something radical: put a leash on presidential war-making. Congress, having watched successive administrations drift from “advisers” to full-scale պատերազմ without so much as a by-your-leave, decided it wanted its constitutional keys back. Half …

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