For several minutes, hours, days, weeks and months, candidates and their political parties engaged Nigerians, especially those who are eligible to vote on February 25, 2023, electing a new president, on different platforms at different places. Both the candidates and…
Several reports have shown that the number of populist leaders is both increasing and decreasing around the world. In the global north, the reports indicate that the political leadership style has “fallen to a 20-year low after a series of…
In many cultures, mythology plays an important role during election campaigns. People often invoke the power of mythological figures to represent the values and qualities that they seek in a leader. For example, in ancient Greece, the god Zeus was…
When I laid my hand on Boy George, a special magazine produced by unknown Lagos politician(s), in 2003, I was not sure of what I was reading for many days. Then, my understanding and how to detect propaganda as a…
Since September 28, 2022, the candidates of the 18 political parties cleared for the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been campaigning aggressively using different platforms. From the digital sphere to the physical sphere, each…
