Democracy as Warfare
From a rather random discussion on how politicians treat opposition party members, we tried to narrate stories in our native tongues using the word “opposition” in as friendly a term as possible but we all ran into the same brick wall: first, what exactly is opposition in our native language? It all seemed, for most, […]
Political Participation in Nigeria: The Role of the Citizens
The Nigerian scenario is that of political infighting, public displays of disaffection, the convoluted partnerships with each stakeholder involved as a result of self-interest. This, in turn, presents itself in the existence of a certain control group(s) involved in the devolution of resources in the economy. The military rule post-independence, and the subsequent rule of […]
The Different Types of Nigerian Politicians – Japheth Omojuwa
There are essentially two types of politicians in Nigeria today; those who genuinely care about the people and would do everything within their powers to see that democracy works for the betterment of the people. The other politicians are those that pretend to care about the people and do everything to make the people believe […]