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Defections And The Imminent Democracy Meltdown

Global UpfrontOct 16, 2025October 16, 20250

“Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party” – Winston Churchill There can

South East Can’t Be Captured By Anybody’s Defection, Says Peter Obi, Salutes Sowore On Release Nnamdi Kanu Agitation

Global UpfrontOct 15, 2025October 15, 20250

The Labour Party (LP) leader and 2023 Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, on Wednesday said that no political party can capture any State, not to

From Political Pluralism to Party Predominance: Rethinking Defections in Nigeria’s Democracy

Global UpfrontJul 26, 2025July 26, 20250

By Athena Perspectives Executive Summary Nigeria’s democracy faces significant threat from the escalating trend of political defections, particularly the mass exodus of opposition figures to the

Endorsement Without The People, A Jaundiced Democracy

Global UpfrontJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

“State capture is a cancer that eats away at the heart of good governance, leaving only corruption and decay in its wake”– Anonymous One can

Tinubu’s Lifejacket And A Deer’s Sacred Skin

Global UpfrontMay 25, 2025May 25, 20250

By Festus Adedayo, May 25, 2025 What hunters see in the forest is enough to make children of men without balls blind. Ọláníyì Ọládèj̣ọ Yáwóọ̣ré

2027: Six Potential ‘’Banana Peels’’ For APC And President Tinubu

Global UpfrontMay 20, 2025May 20, 20250

By Iliyasu Gadu, Ilgad2009@gmail.com 08035355706 (Texts only) In the waning days of the military regime of General Sani Abacha, as the country was agog with

Look At China, If One-party State Is What Nigerians Want, So Be It – Ganduje

Global UpfrontMay 10, 2025May 10, 20250

National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has reacted to the alarm by the opposition leaders that Nigeria is drifting towards

Defections: A Panic Parade Driven By Political Paranoia

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2025May 6, 20250

By Iliyasu Gadu, Ilgad2009@gmail.com 08035355706 (Texts only) Defections are normal occurrences in politics. Indeed from ideological differences and strategies to deep intractable crisis, one can