General Abdulsalami Abubakar was the last military Head of State before the Fourth Republic. He was the Chief of Defence Staff during Abacha’s regime He did what his predecessors (Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha) were unable to do by handling over to the democratically elected president. Abdulsalami Abubakar assumed office on June 9, 1998, after the death of General Sani Abacha on June … Read more
In Nigeria, a State House of Assembly (legislature) can institute impeachment proceedings against the governor (executive) after a motion has been moved. It’s one of the major checks and balances used by the legislature to ensure that the head of an executive doesn’t go beyond their constitutional power. So… Who are the impeached governors in … Read more
Impeachment is a constitutional means of removing an elected official from office for offences ranging from mismanagement, misconduct, embezzlement and gross misconduct. Impeaching a state governor in Nigeria involves a lot of behind the scene consultations and persuasion to win the majority, most times members of the state house of assembly are bribed to vote … Read more
A lot of drama played during the 2019 election and even in 2020 in Bayelsa state. In Bayelsa for instance, the candidate of All Progressive Congress David Lyon was declared the winner of the governorship. But due to the certificate falsification case against his deputy, the five-man panel of the Supreme Court ruled INEC should issue … Read more
As the uninterrupted democratic process continued in Nigeria, below is a list of state governors in Nigeria between 2015 to 2019. As usual, the sharing of the 36 states were between the two major political parties: APC and PDP State Governors Political Platform Notes Abia Okezie Ikpeazu PDP Anambra Willie Obiano APGA Obiano contested November … Read more
During the 2011 general elections that ushered another set of governors across the country, there was no governorship election in 10 out of 36 states because of earlier cases in the affected states leading into staggered elections. As such, only 26 states participated in the April 2011 governorship election while 10 other states continue to … Read more
Elected state governors who came to power on May 29, 1999, and won their second term bid left office on May 29, 2007, by handing over to their successors. The only ones that that returned were those that unseat the incumbent in 2003, for instance, Gbenga Daniel of Ogun state and Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun … Read more
In the history of Nigerian politics, no state governor has ever willingly said he’s satisfied with a term in office. It’s even a survival of the fittest for the second term bidders. If they had their way, they’d love to stay in office for life In this article, we compiled the list of state governors … Read more
Nigeria had many historic moments, one such moment was when the fourth republic was ushered in on May 29, 1999. It marked the end of the military regime in Nigeria. Before the marking of the end of military rule, political parties had been founded in late 1998, preparatory to a democratic rule. Takeaway Some of … Read more
The coming to power of Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida on August 27, 1985, was not just the most dramatic, but also the most turbulent time in Nigeria’s political history. Seven years after the IBB aka Maradona regime kicked out the military regime of Maj.-General Muhammadu Buhari from power, the Niger-born Army General launched two political parties … Read more
Which geopolitical zone has the highest number of council areas in Nigeria? The geopolitical zone with the highest number of Local Government Areas in Nigeria is North-West (186), followed by Southwest (137), Southsouth (123) 3rd, Northcentral (121) 4th, followed by Northwest (112), and Southeast with 95 LGAs has the lowest. How many council areas are in Nigeria? … Read more
Nigeria’s population was 140,431,790 according to the 2006 census conducted by the National Population Commission (NPC). By the National Bureau of Statistics estimates, the country’s population had grown to 193,392,517. Takeaway: The population of the North-West is 723,027 more than the population of North-East and South-East zones combined. The population of the North-West puts the … Read more
Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States combined are sitting on 272,451km², thereby making the Northeast the largest geopolitical zone by land area in Nigeria. Takeaway: In terms of landmass, Northeast Nigeria is larger than Qatar, Jamaica, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Singapore, Gambia, Swaziland, and Israel combined The zone faces the deadliest security challenges. Though, every part of Nigeria faces all kinds of insecurity. … Read more
The six geopolitical zones as we have today in Nigeria is not anywhere mentioned in the 1999 Constitution, but it has become an unwritten rule in the power rotation among the regions The geopolitical structure is now a major division principle for Nigeria’s educational, political, and economic resources, even among the political parties. What Is Geopolitical Zone? A geopolitical … Read more
Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria with 3,345km², followed by Anambra (4,844km²); Imo (5,530km²); Ebonyi (5,670km²), and Abia with 6,320km². The land size of the 10 smallest in Nigeria combined is 66,328, which is less than the size of Niger or Borno State. This means Bayelsa, Osun, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Abia, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra … Read more