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Social & Political Issues Dec 15, 2005

This Animal Called Corruption

By Paul Mamza

This piece derived its inspirations from Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s book entitled "This Animal called Man". Obasanjo’s treatise captured his person...

Social & Political Issues Jul 31, 2006

This Corrupt And Decadent World

By Bola Ajibola

culled from GUARDIAN, July 31, 2006It is quite disturbing, disheartening and depressing to pause for a moment and observe the moral decadence of this ...

Social & Political Issues Jan 15, 2005

Thoughts On Sovereign

By Omo Omoruyi

culled from THISDAY, January 15, 2005Going through the various National Conferences (SNC) in the Franco-phone countries that successfully declared the...

Social & Political Issues

Towards Global Democracy

By Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Democratising globalisation is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. If we fail to grasp the importance and urgency of the task, we arguabl...

Social & Political Issues Apr 12, 2005

Towards Greater Transparency and Accountability in Nigeria:

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

I won’t name names, but ever so often, one prominent member of our Nigerian society or the other, often a former head of state, former state governo...

Social & Political Issues Mar 28, 2005

Towards Successful 2007 Election - A 21-Point Agenda

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

Dear Compatriots:INTRODUCTION Having studied VERY CLOSELY what went seriously wrong in the last three elections in Nigeria, I believe that a clos...

Social & Political Issues Apr 27, 2005

TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

By Ozodi Thomas Osuji, PhD

When Nigerians gather, a likely topic for conversation is: the trouble with Nigeria, and what to do about it. Invariably, they identify corruption and...

Social & Political Issues Nov 25, 2005

Tropical Gangsters: The Thieving Nigerian Public and Corporate Officials

By Dan Azumi Kofarmata

Corruption is increasingly recognized as a pre-eminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resul...

Resource Control Jul 04, 2005

True Federalism in 21st Century Nigeria

culled from VANGUARD, July 04, 2005Since the beginning of the 21st century, scholars and political leaders have shown an uncommon interest in federali...

Social & Political Issues

The Sokoto Caliphate and Nation-building in the 19th and 20th Centuries

This International Conference on the Sokoto Caliphate and its Legacies, can only serve a useful purpose, if, right away, we locate it in the national,...

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 ...