“When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” – Thomas Jefferson…
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Empowered citizens voted for politicians they knew would make them poorer, for liars to clean up politics…Tom Fletcher, The Naked…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, urging the military junta in Mali…
Democracy was defined by former American President Abraham Lincoln as ‘Government by the people, to the people and for the…
In almost a year from now, on 12 August 2021, Zambia will be holding what could be a watershed election…
On August 8, 2020, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, clocked 65 years. Obiano, a chartered accountant and…
From recent reports by development practitioners, sustainable development and the related notion of sustainability are becoming increasingly important policy objectives…
Everywhere around the world, governance is a pretty serious business. In civilized and developed climes, governance has walked past provision…
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is currently working with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to identify ways in which it can…
In this report, ODIMEGWU ONWUMERE writes that youths seem to prefer informal politics to formal politics upon global reformation for their involvement…
Among many other benefits, the recently celebrated Democracy Day on Friday 12th June, 2020, offered Nigerians the opening to again…
“Those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble” -Chinua Achebe This…
“The problem of Nigeria is not Corruption. The problem of Nigeria is Unpunished Corruption” — The Guardian (NIGERIA) “No system…
When President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, during his second term bid in office adopted; Next Level, as his campaign slogan,…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that he is not quarrelling with the National Chairman of the All Progressives…
Anambra 2021 governorship election promises to be like none other for many reasons. As always, it shall be star-studded. But…
If a prince bases the defence of his state on mercenaries he will never achieve stability or security. For mercenaries…
One of the five cardinal objectives of the United States foreign policy is ‘’promoting and supporting’’ democracy. The US has…
What exactly is democracy? Democracy (Greek: δημοκρατία dēmokratía, literally “rule by people”) is a system of government where the citizens exercise…
We cannot doubt people of goodwill. If you ask an average African what is the definition of Civilization, he would…
Africa has one seemingly terminal disease and, no, it is not coronavirus. Bad leadership has been the most formidable impediment…
Prior to the re-emergence of democracy in Nigeria in May 1999, political pundits specifically blamed the socioeconomic and political instability…
In Nigeria, there are lots of reasons and importance to continue to orientate and sensitise ourselves about the need for…
Former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court that upturned the election of…
In the book, theoretically and in written form, Nigeria makes use of a multi-party system of government which allows the…
I am pleased to deliver this keynote address at this 2nd summit of the Nigerian pro-democracy movement. This summit is…
Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried.-Winston Churchill, A Former Prime…
We react to the statement credited to a former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Alexander Ogomudia (rtd) who submitted that,…
I have consistently tried to create levels of differentiation between democracy and dictatorship, especially dictatorships of the military variant as…
The concept of ‘constitutional supremacy’ is very important in Constitutional law. There and then, I view that some issues are surrounding the…
