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Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 1998

An Overview of the Evolution of the Nigerian Army

By Nowa Omoigui

Following a naval bombardment on December 26 and 27, 1851, motivated by Britain's desire for a share of regional trade, Lagos was brought under Britis...

Social & Political Issues

AFTER PRESIDENT OBASANJO, WHO/WHAT?

By Professor Omo Omoruyi, mni

Research Fellow, African Studies Center, Boston University.I threw this question into a recent essay, which I wrote on the issue of pact between the g...

Social & Political Issues Mar 27, 2005

Africa: The Ontology of Failed States

By Franklyne Ogbunwezeh

Never in the history of human reality, was an ode ever commissioned to celebrate failure. This flows from a conventional metaphysic. In the halls of r...

Social & Political Issues Nov 17, 2003

Africa’s Two-Fold Misery: AIDS and Wars

By Gbenga Olawepo

Any time I find myself among young people of African descent, whether students, politicians or professionals, sharing thought about Africa and her man...

Social & Political Issues

AFRICA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATISATION

By Gbenga Olawepo

At the close of the 20th century Democracy was the most canvassed global concern. It remains the critical subject even at the beginning of this millen...

Social & Political Issues May 03, 2006

African Poverty As Failure Of Leadership*

By Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh

This paper is not an exoneration of Western Imperialism, and neo-colonial sabotage of many African economies, which is one of the great factors that h...

Social & Political Issues Sep 25, 2003

Alternative roads to 2007

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN September 25, 2003A FEW weeks ago, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria was reported in the media to have cautioned General Ibr...

Social & Political Issues Apr 07, 2004

ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON NIGERIA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION

By Muhammadu Buhari

Presentation by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, Former Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Presidential Candidate of the All Nigeri...

Social & Political Issues Nov 13, 2005

Aka Bashorun - A Life of Inspiration

By Femi Falana

culled from THISDAY, November 13, 2005As the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Alao Aka-Bashorun is laid to rest today, one of th...

Social & Political Issues Sep 06, 2009

Buhari and Idiagbon: A Missed Opportunity for Nigeria

By Max Siollun

Speak to any Nigerian and you will hear the familiar complaints about Nigeria’s sorry plight.  About the waste, mismanagement, corruption and l...

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 ...