The year 2025 in Nigeria was not a general election year, but it was a year that was filled with events that would not be ...

Political fallouts between Nigerian governors and godfathers shaped democracy as alliances collapsed, sparking crises in ...

In this opinion, Oluwafemi Popoola analyses Nigeria’s tense political climate, where loyalty is thinning, ambition is rising, ...

Explore the 2026 Nigerian politics landscape, from controversial tax reforms and major party crises to pivotal governorship elections in Osun and Ekiti.

Nigeria’s 2025 political calendar will be remembered less for elections and more for moments of rupture, when power was ...

The choice is whether the coalition is within one party or between several. – The Economist, October 28, 1995. NIGERIA: COALITION GOVERNMENT FOR ...

By any honest reckoning, Nigerian politics has reached a defining crossroads. The country is no longer dealing only with ...

As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, political analysts predict a tumultuous 2026 marked by party realignments ...

It is profitable to reflect from time to time on the meanings of politics and governance. Nigerians are humans as opposed to lower animals without the capacity to engage in critical thinking. Indeed, ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Of the few guiding axioms of Nigerian politics, perhaps none is more indelible ...