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EBONYI: Ezza and the Politics of Power, Why 2031 is a Fantasy Under Nwifuru Administration
Jerry Uhuo, PhD
"Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds." -Orison Swett Marden
Great…
The Man Ebonyi Needs: The Case for Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii
By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu
There are moments in the political life of a state when the contrast between what is and what ought to be becomes so stark that the path forward writes itself. Ebonyi State stands at such a moment. After years of…
Why Lokoja Court May Have Been Wrong to Set Aside the NDC Judgement
By Dr. Monday Ubani, SAN
A recent opinion published in The Whistler by my learned friend, Charles Udeh, Esq., applauded the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja to set aside its earlier judgment directing the…
A Political Economists Review of President Tinubu’s Democracy Day Speech
By Adefolarin A. Olamilekan
Nigeria marked 27 uninterrupted years of democratic governance on May 29, 2026, having sustained civilian rule since May 29, 1999.
According to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerians have consistently chosen…
27 Years of Uninterrupted Democracy: How Far, So Far?
By HallowMace Foundation Africa
As Nigeria marks 27 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, it is important to assess the role of one of the most critical pillars of democracy—the Legislature. Since the return to civil rule…
APC and the Gender Gap: When Political Promises Meet Electoral Reality
By Anderson Osiebe
The ruling party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has consistently projected itself as a champion of women inclusion in politics. Through public statements, policy documents,…
Political Economy of Nigeria’s Economic Growth and Power Sector
By Adefolarin A.Olamiekan
There is no gainsaying the current macroeconomic realities on the ground, which have tempered the high expectations for Nigeria's economic growth in 2026.
Ordinarily,…
27 Years Later: Democracy Survives, But the Republic Must Mature.
27 Years Later: Democracy Survives, But the Republic Must Mature.
Twenty-seven years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria is no small achievement. In a country as vast, emotional, diverse, wounded, hopeful, complicated, and…
Sustaining Stability: Four Presiding Officers of 10th NASS Eye Retention
By John Alake
As political conversations around the leadership structure of the 11th National Assembly begin to gather momentum ahead of the next electoral cycle, indications have emerged that the…
Ratio Decidendi and the Crisis of Inferential Jurisprudence
By Otunba Segun Showunmi
The growing crisis in public discourse is no longer merely political; it is jurisprudential. Increasingly, judicial decisions are interpreted not through the disciplined lens…