Jonathan runs out of Goodluck
Goodluck Jonathan becomes the first incumbent president in the Nigeria's history, since the advent of democratic rule in 1999, to lose to the opposition.
Goodluck Jonathan becomes the first incumbent president in the Nigeria's history, since the advent of democratic rule in 1999, to lose to the opposition.
A conscious effort must be made - mustering Nigeria's considerable human capital at home and in the diaspora- to build alternative structures of political engagement.
Nigerians have fought for democracy before, and we shouldn’t underestimate civil society’s willingness to defend it.
American style democracy will only throw up more more leaders like Goodluck Jonathan.
Like so many others I am glad to see more people around the world take up
The writer, who lives in the U.S., travels with her teenage son back to Nigeria just as the country proposes a new law to criminalize same sex love.
Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent in Nigeria, gets the hashtag treatment - gets mocked on Twitter - for his government's inaction and policy uncertainty on a range of fronts.
There is no evidence that Nigeria is under attack from gays and lesbians or the nation's "culture" being eroded from within by "waves of sexual marauders."
Nigeria's governing class declares its disdain for any form or likeness of homosexuality or the rights of gay people.
Nigeria's ruling class, when faced with criticism, always go for censorship, to silence their critics.
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It is appropriate that Stephen Keshi, an African champion with Nigeria in 1994, coached the team to victory in South Africa.
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi's understanding of Nigeria and its football politics may be a template to how think Nigeria out of its political leadership crisis.
For Canada's Conservative Party government Africa has moved from disaster and aid to opportunity. An actual Canadian government said the above.
Most Nigerians don’t trust their government and overpaid public representatives with taxpayers’ money. So, they rose up.
A reader: $1 billion for an election and you’d think ballots would be delivered, on time,
Probably to deal with the stresses associated with next month general elections scheduled for next month–there’s
No this is not a comment on Nigerian politics. Instead, the BBC website has a great