#NigeriaDecides2019: Lessons for the 3rd Force
The presidential elections in Nigeria has come and gone. As a significant majority of the electorate expected, it was a two-party race notwithstanding the fact that there were over 70 registered political parties contesting the presidential elections. The supposed ‘third force’ challenge to the ruling parties was next to non-existent in the larger scheme of […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Disscussion for April 8th to April 13th
The office of the citizen radio program will hold across 23 states in Nigeria during the week. Below is the summary of topics and guests. City/Station Date/Time Summary LokojaPrime 101.5FM Tuesdays @9am Hamza Aliyu, Executive Director, Initiative for Grassroot Enhancement (NGRA) Human Cost of Corruption & the Need for Good Governance AbeokutaSweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Osiyemi […]
Chude Jideonwo: Dear President Buhari, You Have Broken Our Hearts
Two years ago to this day, you brought me to tears. You were in our nation’s capital, being inaugurated as the first Nigerian in our nation’s history to win the presidency from an opposition party. I was far away, in Lagos; but I had a cherished privilege: to be the one to publish the […]
Nigeria and The Battle of Ideas – Japheth Omojuwa
The battle for the soul of Nigeria is a battle between the status quo and reforms. The status quo has been winning the battle for over half a century, the reformists have a battle in their hands and the odds are very much against them. The realities of the prevailing victory of the status quo […]