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The power seekers’ dance, By Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 The final lap in the 2023 political power race has begun. These are naturally anxious moments for the candidates for the various […]
Jibrin Ibrahim
Mudslinging Intensifies as the Elections Approach, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Finally, the campaign is getting intense and exciting. Surprisingly, the current round is taking place in faraway Chattam House in London as key candidates and […]
Policy Making as Make Belief, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigerian policy makers and implementors love fiction and we as citizens play along. I just remembered that our next census is going to be in […]
The Sahel and the Return of the Military, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The political landscape in the Sahel started changing dramatically in 2020 with the return of the military. It took a dramatic turn in Chad with […]
Bye 2022, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Civics and the Words and Deeds of a Nigerian Politician was the title of my column of 18th March 2022. The theme was the state […]
Our Money and the Big Story that is Never Told, By Jibrin Ibrahim
I wish I know the real story of the naira redesign narrative. Recall that the CBN had on December 6 announced a new policy limiting […]
The CBN Currency Plan: Deepen Distrust, Cause Disaffection, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The CBN has decided, you can’t take more than 20k out of your own money from your own bank account in one day. In a […]
Adele Jinadu and Electoral Democracy: Knowledge Production and Praxis, By Jibrin Ibrahim
For his 79th birthday, friends, colleagues, school mates and mentees of Professor Adele Jinadu convened a colloquium in Abuja on 30th November to celebrate his […]
2023: Fears Over Election Violence, By Jibrin Ibrahim
As campaigns heat up and the elections approach, concerns are emerging over fears of violence in the country affecting prospects for successful conduct of the […]
State of Governance in the Sahel, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, there was yet another meeting to review the state of governance and underdevelopment in the Sahel.
AriseNews/CDD Presidential Townhall Meeting, By Jibrin Ibrahim
On Sunday, Arise News and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) organised the first of a series of townhall meetings for candidates contesting the […]
The Importance of Civil Language in the Campaigns, By Jibrin Ibrahim
After a lethargic start, the campaigns for the 2023 elections have finally taken off and the political atmosphere is heating up.
The Politics of Redesigning the Naira, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigeria has a very young population profile so the current generation may not be aware but in April 1984, the Head of State, General Muhammadu […]
Addressing the Existential Crisis in the Sahel, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, I am in Niamey, Niger Republic engaged in an initiative to create a pathway that could free the Sahel from the existential crisis it faces.
Nigeria in 2050, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, Nextier, organised a workshop to deliberate on a report by the Institute of Security Studies in South Africa on “Nigeria in 2050: Global […]
Transforming the Abusive Relationship between Citizens and Elected Leaders, By Jibrin Ibrahim
As the Fourth Republic rolled on, Nigerians have become increasingly concerned with the abusive relationship they have had with their elected leaders. According to the […]
Issue-Based Politics and the 2023 Election, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies organised a high-level forum on political communication and issue-based politics in the run up to […]
Sustaining Democratic Governance in West Africa, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, I was in Dakar for a conference on the framework and tools for sustaining democratic governance in West Africa organised by the United […]
ASUU and the Limits of Permanently Winning the Argument
By Jibrin Ibrahim On Monday, ASUU declared to extend the strike it commenced on 14th February, 2022 because: “the demands of the Union had not […]
Key issues in Africa’s democratic journey, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Wishing General IBB a happy 81st birthday I was the keynote speaker at General Ibrahim Babangida’s Legacy Dialogue yesterday speaking on the theme of Africa’s […]
The 2022 Kenya Elections, By Jibrin Ibrahim
On 9th August 2022, Kenya held its 7th General Election since the return of constitutional multi-party democracy. The big story was that President, Kenyatta, made […]
Ethnic Profiling and Rising Terrorism: Equal Opportunity Operations, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, there was a big story. Some of the perpetrators of the massacre at the Owo Catholic Church were arrested and sadly, that is […]
Nigeria on Edge, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Sometimes, one is forced to repeat himself over and over again simply because that is what the facts dictate. I cannot remember how many times […]
Kenya and the Majengo Syndrome, By Jibrin Ibrahim
I just returned from a trip to Kenya and it is a fascinating country where people are passionate about politics but frustrated at the narrow […]
The Muslim-Muslim Ticket and Religious Mobilisation in Nigeria, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The Muslim-Muslim ticket chosen by APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu has generated controversy since 2015 when he sought to be Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate. Today, […]