Africa

Dear Peter Obi, I am compelled to write this for posterity. To capture my exact feelings in this moment. You don’t know me and probably will never see this but if you ever feel like you are responsible for dashing the hopes of well meaning poor Nigerians who believed in your dream, the silence you hear is not disappointment in you (peter obi) but a realization of the amount of corruption you were standing up against by even daring to run. It is clear now why the political elites were shocked by your audacity and said you wouldn’t win a single local government. You went from two people tweeting in a room, to SIX MILLION votes. Peter Obi, you galvanized the weak and the hungry and those who had given up on the Nigerian project. As a dark cloud, heralded by the creeping out of nefar...

Nigeria's political landscape is charged with tension as a series of billboards bearing the message "All Eyes on the Judiciary" continues to gain attention across the country. The campaign, launched by concerned citizens, takes on added significance as allegations of government interference in the judicial process mount. Amid ongoing election petitions and with the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) yet to announce a judgment date for a case concluded earlier this month, the nation's future seems to hang in the balance. Initiated by Nigerians who are deeply invested in the country's democratic ideals, the "All Eyes on the Judiciary" campaign underscores the pivotal role that the courts play in safeguarding the integrity of the nation's democratic process. The inscriptions o...