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Social & Political Issues May 29, 2005

What Nigeria Lost By Abacha's Untimely Death Well-thought Out Provisions Of The 1995 Constitution

By Alex Ekwueme

I was an elected member of the 1994-1995 National Constitutional Conference, which sat exactly for one year (June 26 1994 -June 26 1995) and had reaso...

Social & Political Issues Mar 18, 2006

Who Did This To Kano?

By Jaafar S. Jaafar

Once upon a time, there lived a very rich woman. She had a spoilt son who was only 20. He was her first son. The parents loved and mollycoddled him. I...

Social & Political Issues Dec 25, 2005

Who Beats Corruption?

By Jeffrey Sachs

By strengthening civil society — through legal rights and long-term economic development — and instituting clear rules to ensure accountability, p...

Social & Political Issues Apr 01, 2006

Where Is The Nigerian Left?

By Kola Ibrahim

This question requires the highest level of seriously at this point when the nation is fast descending to the abyss of dictatorship and barbarism. Mor...

Social & Political Issues Apr 18, 2006

What Threat Can Igbos Pose To Niger-Deltans?

By John Iteshi

I was discussing with an East African Indian, who has widely travelled across Black Africa about the failure of highly endowed countries like Nigeria ...

Social & Political Issues Nov 16, 2005

When Will Religion And Politics Save Nigeria?

By Samuel Peter Aruwan

Today in this global world, no simple definition can describe numerous religions in the world. To many people, religion is an organized system of beli...

Social & Political Issues Jan 22, 2005

Why Nigeria Must Not, Cannot Break Up Elite Are Major Culprits In Nigeria's Moral Problem

By Dangiwa Abubakar Umar

Inter Ethnic RelationsIT would appear that our current democratic experiment rather than create the much expected stability has unleashed very strong ...

Social & Political Issues Mar 26, 2006

Why Obasanjo Wants Third Term

By Felix Ofou

culled from INDEPENDENT, March 22, 2006“You only have power over people so long as you don’t take everything from them. But, when you’ve robbed ...

Social & Political Issues

Will Nigeria's democracy survive.

By Col. Abubakar Umar (rtd)

When General Patrick Aziza pronounced General Obasanjo guilty of treason against the late General Sani Abacha and sentenced him to die, little did Oba...

Social & Political Issues Apr 02, 2005

Undue Process

By Joseph Adeyeye

culled from THISDAY, April 2, 2005The Gravy Train…In several ways, goings-on in Abuja, the nation's seat of power, are reproductions of the greedy, ...

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 ...