Electoral Reform or Electoral Retreat? When Nigeria Outsources Trust to Machines,By Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum

Nigeria’s democracy is again at a familiar crossroads: the point where electoral reform is loudly promised, quietly diluted, and then defended as “procedure.” The new controversy around the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 is not just a disagreement between the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is a test of whether the country’s institutions…

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Direct allocations and the rebirth of grassroots democracy in Borno

By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria’s democratic journey is often measured through national politics, presidential elections, legislative contests, and elite power struggles. Yet democracy does not take root at the centre. It begins at the grassroots. It is within local councils, wards, and communities that citizens experience governance most directly. Unfortunately, grassroots governance has long been…

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Bandits attack Kwara communities, kill 75

No fewer than 75 people were killed, and several houses set ablaze in an attack by  terrorists  in Nuku and Woro communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara state. Spokesperson of the Kwara state, police command Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the attack on the communities began at about 6 pm on Tuesday. Ejire-Adeyemi said…

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