Nigeria

A tremendous change in the Nigerian political process has been the rise in social media. How the social media has influenced politics in Nigeria is prominently noted by the inability of the political parties to change election results.

At critical times when nations found themselves at crossroads, it has almost always been a General that stepped forward to check a certain slide into anarchy. Nigeria is at a crossroads and gradually being run aground by an inept and clueless government at the centre.

Nigeria is going to the polls to elect a president in less than one week. Understandably, there is a high level of apprehension, hence American President Barack Obama’s intervention in calling for a fair and peaceful election.

In spite of steady economic growth in Nigeria the benefits do not get to the grassroots, while unemployment is increasing vis-à-vis high levels of food importation (Manuaka, 2011:35; Sawyerr, 2012; Akpeji and Ajayi, 2012).

I want to correct some misconceptions about Boko Haram and the kidnapped girls that are still missing in Chibok, Borno State, Northern Nigeria.

The title of this piece is a modified version of John Campbell’s 2010 masterpiece, ‘Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink’.

Strange and interesting times are here! A crucial decision to postpone national elections was taken and the President and Commander In Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces has just confessed that he was taking a nap!

A new report shows that the farmers are being forced off the land they have farmed for generations to make way for US company to Dominion Farms to establish a 30,000 hectare rice plantation.

These are perturbing times. On the eve of what promised to be Nigeria’s fiercest election, one that has set the country on edge, it is important that we sound alarm bells.