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Historical Speeches Jul 20, 2005

Debt Relief And The New Colonialism

By Segun Ayobolu

culled from GUARDIAN, July 20, 2005"On account of its gross mismanagement of the economy, involving wasteful squandering of oil money on frivolous fes...

Social & Political Issues Dec 19, 2005

Demands for Presidential Power Rotation in Nigeria and Present Dangers

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhD

INTRODUCTION In the wake of the tragedy of the death of over 100 passengers (including over 60 innocent children) in the Sosoliso plane crash in ...

Social & Political Issues Mar 24, 2000

Demystifying the Imperial Will

By Wole Soyinka

Being the text of a speech given on March 24, 2000 at a Conferenceentitled "Preventing the Breakdown of Democracy in Nigeria: Strategies fora Living C...

Social & Political Issues Apr 22, 2004

Dictatorship and Military Coups

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN, April 22 2004WE start with the front-page report in The Guardian of Thursday April 1, 2004, titled "Military authorities move Al...

Social & Political Issues

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONS IN AFRICA: The Case of Nigeria

By Professor Omo Omoruyi

INTRODUCTIONOn February 24, 2003 I delivered a lecture on democratic transition in Africa from the point view of Nigeria under the auspices of the Dr....

Social & Political Issues Feb 21, 2005

Dictatorship, National Dialogue and the Commonwealth

By G. A. Akinola

culled from the GUARDIAN, February 21, 2005A basic responsibility of all governments is the maintenance of peace and order. This duty has been conside...

Social & Political Issues May 14, 2003

European Union Declaration on the Nigerian General Elections

By Ambassador Mr Leonidas Tezapsidis

1.  EU acknowledges that President Obasanjo has been announced President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on April 22, 2003 by the compet...

Resource Control Jun 12, 2006

Excess Crude Revenue, External Reserves and Funding Options - The National Assembly versus the Presidency-

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness." - Edward TellerIntroductionThere is an ongoing row between...

Social & Political Issues Feb 15, 2006

Ethno-Religious Conflicts And The Travails of National Integration In Nigeria's Fourth Republic

By Lanre Olu-Adeyemi

ABSRACTAny attempt to understand the development of the Nigerian State cannot escape a studyof ethnicity and religion as some of the main challenges t...

Social & Political Issues Aug 29, 2005

Fiscal Federalism: Theory, Issues And Perspectives

By Peter Ozo-Eson

culled from DAILY INDEPENDENT, August 29, 2005 As originally defined by Musgrave (1959) and Oats (l972), "fiscal federalism" concerns the divisio...

Social & Political Issues Jun 03, 2024

Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in Africa

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in AfricaByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive D...

Social & Political Issues Jun 02, 2024

Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64

By Paul Mumeh

Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64By Paul MumehChimaroke-Nnamani2.jpg 88.87 KBHate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; fo...

From the Archives Mar 17, 1999

Background To The Recent Nigerian Elections

By Elizabeth Liagin, published and culled from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/03/nig-m17.html

Background To The Recent Nigerian ElectionsGeneral Obasanjo more than just a "friend" of the AmericansElizabeth Liagin is an independent journalist wh...

Social & Political Issues Jan 31, 2024

Sustainable Development And Mining Host Communities

Sustainable Development and Mining Host communities  ByOtive Igbuzor, PhD, FPSN, FSM, MIoL, UKAfrican Centre for Leadership, Strategy & ...

Social & Political Issues Nov 12, 2023

The Case For Civil Society Organization (CSO) Self-Regulation

THE CASE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSO) SELF-REGULATIONByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive Director,African Centre for Leadership, Strategy ...