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Challenges of Youth Participation in Nigerian Politics
Nigeria is a country governed largely by older political leaders. According to the National Population Commission, over 60% of the population is under the age of 35, and nearly 75% below 40. Young people make up the largest percentage of Nigeria’s population. Yet, this number has not translated into balanced political power. Instead, Nigerian youths […]
Motorists Decry Poor Governance, Fake Election Promises
Motorists have voiced growing frustration over what they describe as poor governance and unfulfilled promises made during election periods. During campaigns, drivers often become a key target for political messaging, with pledges of better roads, reduced fuel prices and improved transport systems. However, many say these assurances rarely translate into tangible improvements after elections. Transport […]
Vote Buying in Nigeria
Recent election cycles have raised concerns about vote buying, which has also dominated discussions about Nigeria’s democratic process. Despite measures taken by institutions like the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, designed to address the menace, the practice continues to undermine the electoral process. Vote buying is the exchange of votes for money or other incentives […]
Tinubu Sacks Wale Edun as Finance Minister, Elevates Oyedele
President Bola Tinubu has relieved the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. This was announced in a memo disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. According to the memo, Edun was relieved alongside Umar Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Edun is to […]
Addressing The Challenges of Political Godfatherism in Nigeria
Political godfatherism is a system in which influential individuals support candidates vying for political office and control them once they are in office. It is generally regarded as a transactional relationship, where the godfather makes it possible for the candidate to scale all political and electoral hurdles, in exchange for a promise of some reward, […]
The Role of Local Government in Community Development
In Nigeria, the daily lives of citizens are shaped by challenges that are impossible to ignore, from bad roads and poor water supply to poor electricity, overcrowded classrooms for students, and poor health care facilities lacking drugs and basic equipment. Yet Nigeria operates a system of government designed to bring governance closer to the people. […]
Defections, Coalitions: Can Nigeria’s Opposition Survive?
When Sheriff Oborevwori, defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2025, it signaled more than a regular political shift. The move, which involved several key stakeholders within the state, followed an ongoing pattern of realignments within Nigeria’s opposition outfit. By realignments, this writer refers to the shifting […]
The High Cost of Nomination Forms in Nigeria
High nomination fees have become a serious barrier to political participation in Nigeria as political parties continue to commercialize access to the electoral process, turning simple democratic processes into a practice of the highest bidder. Parties openly restrict participation to wealthy aspirants by setting huge costs of nomination and expression of interest forms, undermining the […]
Many Barriers, Few Seats: The Struggle of Women in Nigerian Politics
In a political race highly dominated by men, Princess Chichi Ojei, of the Allied Peoples Movement, stood as the only female candidate in the 2023 presidential election; one woman against a field of powerful and influential men, the only woman among 17 men running for president, and only the third in Nigeria’s history. Her candidacy […]
Court Nullifies PDP National Convention
The Federal High Court in Ibadan has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention held on November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court also barred Kabiru Turaki and others from presenting themselves as national officers of the party, dealing a significant blow to the faction that emerged from the convention. Despite internal disputes […]