Analysis
South Sudan’s Democratic Transition Faces New Threat
For the past seven years since the peace accord, the foundation of the peace deals has always been under threat.
Shekinat Kareem
May 8, 2025
For the past seven years since the peace accord, the foundation of the peace deals has always been under threat.
Beyond corruption and electoral malfeasance, a harsh economic condition, including a historical inflation hitting 40 per cent on food items, pushed average Nigerians to a squalid condition.
Six years after a military court in Cameroon sentenced Conrad to 15 years, he called on the international community for help.
The student journalist had come to cover the inauguration of UI’s newly elected Student Union executives and its legislative arm, Student Representative Council (SRC) members.
Evidence reveals Jackson confronted a life-threatening situation, and a wound in the leg made his escape unrealistic.
Political analysts believe President Tinubu is fighting in favour of his minister as the Rivers state issue is a political misunderstanding between a godfather and a godson.
Though the state governments gave no regards to the presence of non-muslim students’ in the schools, a review of the provisions of the Nigerian constitution shows the state governments acted within their constitutional authority.
Reporters Without Borders sees a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy and increasing pressure from the state actors.
In nearly every instance, the ruling party in the state sweeps all local government chairmanship and council seats, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the prospects for genuine grassroots democracy.
Despite its good intentions, the law has been poorly implemented, and its provisions consistently flouted. Having failed to deliver on its promises, PWDs face continued discrimination and marginalisation.
The most repressed country remains a silenced nation where expressing dissent often leads to persecution, torture, or disappearance, and citizens are left disconnected from the world through heavy internet censorship.
Amidst the crashing of public trust in Nigeria’s judiciary, the National Judicial Council NJC has made a significant stride: recommending the compulsory retirement of two heads of court and imposing sanctions on several other judicial officers.
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