Democratic Nigeria

Justice Crack and the Nigerian Army Feeding Controversy

The case of Justice Chidiebere Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, entered Nigeria’s public record through a controversy over the welfare and feeding of...

Nigeria’s Unequal Urgency, Why Critics Are Often Found Before Killers

Nigeria’s present crisis is not only about insecurity. It is also about the visible imbalance in official urgency. In recent years, journalists, activists, protesters...

How Fear Quietly Shapes Nigeria’s Public Voice

Nigeria’s democratic story cannot be understood only through elections, political parties and campaign seasons. It must also be understood through the daily space available...

Justice Crack and the Army Feeding Video That Put Nigeria’s Free Speech Limits on Trial

The case of Justice Crack has become one of the most closely watched free speech and cybercrime matters in Nigeria because it began with...

Nigeria’s Paper Citizenship and the Crisis of Protection

To be a citizen of Nigeria is, in law, a recognised constitutional status. The 1999 Constitution defines citizenship under Chapter III and sets out...

Nigeria’s Repeated Killings Reveal a Security Crisis the State Can No Longer Treat as Routine

Nigeria’s insecurity has entered a dangerous historical phase. The killings in different parts of the country do not all come from the same source,...

Nigeria’s Tumfa Airstrike Controversy and the Burden of Protecting Civilian Lives

A nation’s strength is not measured only by the size of its army, the force of its weapons, or the confidence of official statements....

Nigeria’s Operation Safe Corridor and the Protest Treason Debate

Nigeria’s long battle with insurgency has forced the state to use both military force and nonviolent security strategies. One of the most debated of...

Nigeria Needs a Voltron Rescue, Not Another Messiah

Nigeria has often been tempted by the dream of a messiah. In moments of hardship, many citizens look toward one powerful figure, a president,...

Colonial Borders and Nigeria’s Unfinished Nationhood

Nigeria’s unresolved nationhood debate is not only a memory from colonial rule. It remains visible in arguments over security, belonging, land, revenue, state creation,...