The Ibadan summit, opposition politics and 2027, By Reuben Abati

“What a country? “Which country? “What other country do you think I could possibly be talking about? Nigeria, of course.” “Baba Gbeborun. Community Radio! O ya, shoot. I am all ears.” “What my eyes have seen, what my ears have heard, my mouth cannot tell.” “Leave that one. Tell me. There is no matter so […]

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Benin Republic: Consequences of making opposition politics impossible, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria’s decisive intervention in helping to stop the coup in Benin Republic was a good commitment to saving democracy for the country, and, maybe more important, for us. I have always taken sides with the argument that Africa’s only option in consolidating democratic rule is to do so without recourse to the military, who are […]

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