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Tinubu: One year of "governing" through gimmicks, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 31 -- To distract Nigerians from the first-year poor performance in governance, the President and his cronies in the National Assembly decided to divert attention from ongoing criticisms ... Read More


Reflections on the future of democracy in Nigeria, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 29 -- There are three things I think I know about democracy in Nigeria. First, Nigerians are passionately committed to democracy and this has been demonstrated numerous times by the Afro-... Read More


Nigeria and the future of democracy, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 29 -- There are three things I think I know about democracy in Nigeria. First, Nigerians are passionately committed to democracy and this has been demonstrated numerous times by the Afro-... Read More


Kano: Restoration of the emirate and emir, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 24 -- Yesterday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State announced the appointment of Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II as the new Emir of Kano. He made the announcement after signing the new emi... Read More


Legislative responsibility or the lack thereof, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 17 -- Last week, I watched members of the House of Representatives bitterly complaining about the contents of the Cybercrimes Act, which they had themselves passed into law this year. The... Read More


Foreign military bases in Nigeria: The dynamics of the geopolitics, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 10 -- Last week, some of us wrote an open letter to the President and the leadership of the National Assembly drawing their attention to information we have received that Nigeria was in d... Read More


Zaria conversations on improving security and national unity (2), By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 26 -- Benchmark eight is the imperative of teaching our children that we ALL worship the same God. In 1958, the Northern Nigerian Government published A Book of Prayers and Readings for... Read More


Zaria conversations on improving security and national unity, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 19 -- I spent the week in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, making two presentations and engaging the academic community in broad debates on the crises facing Nigeria and West Africa. My ... Read More


Are people losing hope in democracy?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 12 -- PREMIUM TIMES carried a report yesterday posing the question of whether people are losing hope in democracy. It outlines the findings of an International IDEA survey, which shows ... Read More


Electricity tariff increase and the big lie, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, April 5 -- Without warning, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has raised the electricity tariff for most urban households by 300 per cent, on the basis of a big lie. Accor... Read More