War Makes the State
What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Effective Governance – By Nataliya Gumenyuk This article is part of a series examining what a year of war in Ukraine has revealed. In July 2021, seven months...
Author: Frank Ofili
Dear Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others – by Frank Ofili
The electoral authority in Nigeria has spoken. And they have told us that, by their records, Majority of Nigerians have elected Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu President. Accordingly, they have declared him winner of the...
My Grouse With INEC – by Frank Ofili
In the past, it used to be voter apathy. That is not the case this time. In fact, this time around, there was voter enthusiasm. Against all odds, Nigerians came out en-mass to vote....
HR and Employees’ Civic Responsibilities
As a HR professional in Nigeria, you have six regulations to abide by 1. The Constitution of the country 2. The various labour Acts and regulations of the land 3. Industry regulations 4. Company/organisation’s...
Nigeria’s Democratic Malaise – By Amaka Anku
Why the New President Will Need to Strengthen the State Over the past two decades, Nigeria’s democracy has grown much more competitive. Elections have become more transparent and less susceptible to elite manipulation. The...
What is the duration of an Ex Parte Order in Nigeria? – By Frank Ofili
“(1) An order of injunction made upon an ex parte application shall abate after 7 days. (2) The Court may upon application extend the effective period of an order made ex parte if it...
Atiku’s Political Archilles Heel – by Frank Ofili
Whatever political capital Atiku intended to garnar by dropping the lie that he and PDP were in talks with #ObiDatti and Labour Party for a possible political merger/alliance has come unstuck. I did mention...
Wartime Putinism
What the Disaster in Ukraine Has Done to the Kremlin—and to Russia – By Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman | January 13, 2023 Winning a long war requires a mobilization of troops and supplies that can...
The Autocrat in Your iPhone
How Mercenary Spyware Threatens Democracy – By Ronald J. Deibert In the summer of 2020, a Rwandan plot to capture exiled opposition leader Paul Rusesabagina drew international headlines. Rusesabagina is best known as the...
2023: Reactions As Tinubu’s Famous ‘Balablu’ Blunder Becomes Exam Question At University
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s recent gaffe ‘Balablu’ was used as an examination question for students at the Nasarawa State University. Naija News recalls that Tinubu, during a political engagement in...
