Author: Patrick Egwu Ejike
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The Biafra separatist leader is back from the dead. Will it matter?
Many presumed him dead, but Kanu is now back and calling for voters in the South East to boycott Nigeria’s elections. Will they listen? Until a ... -
“It’s everywhere”: Vote-buying gets more brazen in Nigeria ahead of 2019
With party agents openly offering people cash for votes, many fear that money could be the determining factor in Nigeria’s upcoming elections. Last week, a civil ... -
Nigeria: Buhari under fire as deadly herder-farmer clashes continue
The government says it’s addressing the expanding conflict. But as the death toll rises, many see its actions as insufficient. With deadly clashes between semi-nomadic herdsmen ... -
Sinking or waiting? The once mighty Biafra movement under pressure
IPOB’s call for a shut-down might fall flat. But many will nonetheless mark Biafra Day in more or less coordinated, more or less personal, ways. At ... -
Nigeria: While Buhari’s away…
Relations between the Absent President, the Acting President, the “cabal” and the APC were complex and often tense before. The could get all the more so. ... -
Digital tech: improving access to education in Nigeria [Haller Prize 2nd place]
This entry was awarded 2nd place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan Africa were ...
