Position Papers

Socrates’ critique of democracy, as preserved in Plato’s works, has long served as a cautionary tale. His assertion that democracy is destined to fail because it seeks to appease all…

By Ugoeze Njemanze Gender inequality remains a significant barrier to sustainable development in Nigeria. Despite numerous policies aimed at addressing these disparities, women continue to face substantial challenges in various…

By Benny Ats In Africa, Nigeria stands as the most populous nation on the continent. While there remain historically incredible things spoken concerning the nation, there have, for the longest…

By Caro-Ann Aricha Ogri There is nothing like a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives… Audre Lorde Lois Auta had polio when she was two and this left her consigned to a wheelchair. But it has not hindered her from being…

By Dorcas Edet Global warming, which is the long-term increase in temperature of the earth’s surface as a result of greenhouse gas emissions, is the leading cause of climate change.…

Abstract Nigeria’s security crisis has reached a critical juncture with the emergence of Lakurawa, an insurgent group linked to Islamic State and rooted in the borderlands of Niger and Mali.…

Introduction The ongoing discourse around Biafra’s right to secede from Nigeria has resurfaced following public figures like Peter Obi addressing Nigeria’s historical divisions. In a recent Social Media post by…

Introduction The misconception that African ancestors were devil worshippers, a narrative that has been woven into the fabric of African Christianity by colonial missionaries, has caused profound cultural and spiritual…

Sahara Energy has had a good chance of being accepted as an operator for the Ogoni oil fields. In 2019, when the news first broke out about Sahara’s interest and…

Nigeria, once celebrated for its transition to democracy in 1999 after decades of military rule, now finds its democratic foundations increasingly eroded. The country’s political history is marked by a…

For reasons ranging from my late parents’ Christian tutelage to personal convictions about the inviolable sanctity of the Godhead, I gravitate towards biblical narratives these days as a soothing response…

It’s baffling that in a country desperate for economic diversification, we continue to criminalize one of the most versatile, sustainable, and historically valuable crops known to humanity—hemp. Instead of harnessing…

“Ambition should be made of sterner stuff” … submitted Mark Anthony during his funeral oration for Julius Caesar. Anthony contends that ambitious people should be cruel, desperate, self-indulgent, and lacking…

Read Part 1 here Single Executive Section 5 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, provides that: 5 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution,…

The executive powers of the State are vested in the President, who is also the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation. The President is…

By Fegalo Nsuke In the past 30 years, we have fought for our lives. Like a people pushed to the wall, our fight was for life or death. We recorded…