Tag: democracy
Democracy wins yet again! – EiE Nigeria & BudgIT commend the National Assembly for opening their budget
BudgIT and EiE Nigeria wish to commend the leadership of the National Assembly for releasing the breakdown of their 2017 ...
Gambian president, Barrow, fires officials loyal to Jammeh
by Omoleye Omoruyi Gambian President, Adama Barrow on Wednesday fired Gambia’s Central Bank Governor and three other bank officials that ...
Nigeria: Why we must continue to fight for representative democracy
by Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Before the advent of Western style representative democracy that most of the civilized world now practice, ...
Opinion: PDP, Ize-Iyamu, why do you persecute the law?
by Idemudia Oviosun If, by virtue of some beneficial imagination, or a heightened sense of humour, we assumed that Heaven, ...
Opinion: Abracadabra! Behold, the scammer and the scammed
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Nigerians are horrified, and rightly so, for what passes for corruption in today’s Nigeria. It’s important to ...
Opinion: David Umahi- The unsung hero of Nigerian democracy
By Philip Nweze The story I’m about to tell seems too good to be true. It is one that cannot ...
Opinion: My friend, Jack and the Imo governor hopeful
by Kenneth Uwadi I rushed to the park to board a bus to Owerri. The bus was already packed. It’s ...
Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: How do we recover – urgently – our dignity as Nigerians?
by Chude Jideonwo Let me tell you about my driver of seven years. The first sign of trouble when he ...
The Thread: Hameed Ali is a metaphor for the APC administration- power drunk
There is an ongoing drama at the NASS theatre starring Hameed Ali, the Nigerian Customs boss, Dino Melaye and other ...
Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: How it came to be that Jonathan is an option in 2019
by Chude Jideonwo I got a lot of panicked responses after my last piece; the panic focused on one small ...
Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Will the third party candidates please stand up?
by Chude Jideonwo Nigerians talk a good game about third party candidacies, especially Nigerians on social media. They speak ...
Office Of The Citizen with Chude JIdeonwo: How did Obasanjo allow his legacy get off the rails?
by Chude Jideonwo In the world these days, it is impossible to have a nuanced discussion about too many things. ...
Cheta Nwanze: What the Tor Tiv events say about our democracy
by Cheta Nwanze One of the major problems of the Nigerian state is that we do not even know what ...
Opinion: Africa- a country beyond itself
by Philips Chidumebi The world as we know is made up of seven continents, each unique to itself and ...
People told me I will be Nigeria’s last president – Obasanjo
by Dolapo Adelana Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said he was once told that he will be the last president ...
The Thread: It’s only a matter of time before the DSS comes for you
What is the DSS up to exactly? The other day it was Apostle Suleman they attempted to kidnap in the ...
Closure of PDP meeting venue bad news for democracy – Ekweremadu
by Azeez Adeniyi Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, has said the barricading of the PDP meeting venue ...
The Thread: MI Abaga and other Nigerians cry out for the FG to #FreeAudu
Since Audu Maikori, Chocolate City Group boss and native of Southern Kaduna took on the job of letting Nigerians know ...
Despite President Buhari’s absence, our democracy is working – Saraki
by Dolapo Adelana Senate President Bukola Saraki says the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari has created no vacuum in the ...
Opinion: Like Hitler, like Trump?
by Ogbonna Nwuke It wasn’t really supposed to be easy either for America or for a world order that has ...
The Thread: This is no longer a democracy | #IStandWithNigeria
As Twitter NG recoils from 2Baba’s decision to cancel the protest under what appears to be duress, Nigerians are asking ...
The Thread: Enough is Enough Nigeria says the protest must go on; Nigerians react
The February 6th protest that had been announced by 2Baba in conjunction with @EIENigeria was cancelled by 2Baba yesterday. Still ...
Feyi Fawehinmi: The colonialists stopped us from killing ourselves to glory
by Feyi Fawehinmi Constitutional Monarchies Think of 5 peaceful well governed countries you'd like to live in around the world. ...
Cheta Nwanze: The contrast between Trump’s America and Buhari’s Nigeria
by Cheta Nwanze Speaking as a someone foreign to that country, all my life, I have had a love-hate relationship ...
Opinion: Jammeh’s Defiance, ECOWAS Mistake and Buhari’s Bad Example
by Jude Ndukwe As it is now, The Gambia is under emergency rule as declared by its president of 22 ...
Why Gambia’s election chairman is a true African hero
The first we heard from this good man was on the 28th of November when he boldly expressed his disappointment ...
YNaija Editorial: Stop explaining – or regretting – your vote for Buhari
Over the weekend, a storm in a teacup erupted amongst that troublesome group on the Internet called ‘Nigerian influencers’ – ...
LONG READ: Why there is no such thing as the anti-establishment
In one of the most bizarre events of the 21st century, billionaire businessman Donald Trump, with no record of public ...
#GhanaDecides: Here’s everything you should know about Ghana’s two major presidential candidates
Ghanaians are at the polls today and making their voting choices for most may not be burdensome as, though there are seven ...
Opinion: Perspectives on Ghana and Gambia elections
by Jide Ojo Today, December 7, 2016, about 15.7 million Ghanaians are filing out to vote a new president and ...
The September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy