The 37 Emperors: Why Nigerian Democracy Goes to Die in the States by Lawson Akhigbe

Until we start holding our 37 emperors to the same standard we hold the president, we aren't practicing democracy. We are just paying taxes to a kingdom.

Edo State’s CCTV Mandate: When Government Decides Shop Owners Are the New Police Force by Lawson Akhigbe

Shops is now an extension of the state’s security infrastructure. Congratulations! You’ve been promoted from entrepreneur to unpaid auxiliary detective. Pay for the cameras, the electricity (when NEPA remembers you exist), the cloud storage or DVRs, the maintenance, and the inevitable technician who speaks only in riddles. All so the government can claim progress while the actual primary purpose of government remains… whatever it was doing before this.

I have no apologies proscribing ASUU ― Gov Bello by Unini Chioma

Editorial This is an example of the relatively young men ruling the country. Misrule is in our DNA. He only just left university and under fifty years old. Kogi State Governor, Yahaya BelloGOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has said that he has no apologies proscribing the Kogi State University (KSU) branch of the Academic …