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Mr Mike Igini Public debate is healthiest when criticism is met with scrutiny rather than applause. Mr. Mike Igini, a former INEC Electoral Commissioner, has raised serious concerns about the 2026 Electoral Act—concerns that, on their face, deserve engagement rather than dismissal. But engagement must not mean uncritical acceptance. It requires placing his arguments in …
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What topics do you like to discuss? The topic is dependent on the audience but as a thought experiment, I would like to discuss the text of Section 63(2) of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 and its implications for the 2027 Nigerian elections.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie once stood on a TED stage and, with the calm of someone who knows exactly what she’s doing, dismantled a global habit: our obsession with knowing just one thing about people and then behaving as though that one thing is the whole Constitution, including the schedules.She called it “The Danger of a …
There’s a new mosque near me. It used to be St Peter’s Methodist Church, and I used to go to nursery there. There’s still part of a chipped front tooth lodged deep in a flower bed, perhaps. I would have much preferred for it to remain a church. I do not say: “I’m just glad …
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Murtala Ramat Muhammed played a prominent and controversial role in the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), also known as the Biafran War. As a young lieutenant colonel, he was appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the newly formed 2nd Infantry Division shortly after the conflict began. His aggressive leadership helped turn the tide in the Mid-Western …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 