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Is Obasanjo's 'Afro-Democracy' an Oligarchy Disguised as Tradition?

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Is Obasanjo's 'Afro-Democracy' an Oligarchy Disguised as Tradition?

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo wants us to overhaul our ill-informed but still functioning young democracy for what he labels "Afro-Democracy". He insists that without this shift, Africa will never achieve effective leadership, citing a lack of traditional connection to the democratic process as a permanent constraint. In his

10k Nigerians Killed Since 2023: The Real Cost of Beef in Nigeria.

10k Nigerians Killed Since 2023: The Real Cost of Beef in Nigeria.

The bloody crisis in the Middle Belt has been going on for decades, with various causes assigned to it. From religious conflicts to tribal tensions, and now resources. It has gone on long enough that anyone can draw up conclusions and be partly right, because at the end of the

The Cost Of Systemic Bad Governance: An Ultra-Dependent Independent Nation.

The Cost Of Systemic Bad Governance: An Ultra-Dependent Independent Nation.

For a country most dependent on oil for revenue, we rarely celebrate when oil prices fall. And we certainly don't, when it rises. Falling prices bring little relief, as they mostly represent lost revenue for the government, keeping inflation flat at best. When oil prices rise, however, the