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Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 2006

Democracy In Nigeria: Completing Obasanjo's Legacy

By Richard L. Sklar, Ebere Onwudiwe And Darren Kew

culled from GUARDIAN, October 1, 2006Time and again, observers of Nigerian politics have predicted - so far incorrectly - the nation's ineluctable dem...

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 Apr 04, 2006

Eradication of Inter-Cultism Violence in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

By Roy Chikwem

The escalation of inter-fraternal violence in our tertiary institutions remains an intense disappointment and embarrassment to the nation. The latest ...

Social & Political Issues Jun 02, 2004

From May 1962 to May 1963: State of Emergency in Western Nigeria and in Nigeria

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTIONOn Tuesday, May 18, 2004 , President Obasanjo , citing Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution, imposed a state of emergency on Plateau State...

Social & Political Issues Sep 05, 2006

FINANCING QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED AT A ROUNDTABLE ORGANISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION (CEF) AT ROCKVIEW HOTEL, ABUJA ON 5TH SEPTEMBER, 20061.  &nbs...

Social & Political Issues

General Babangida, Civil Society and the Military in Nigeria - Anatomy of a Personal Rulership Project

By Kunle Amuwo

N° 48 - 1995CENTRE D'ÉTUDE D'AFRIQUE NOIREInstitut d'Études politiques de BordeauxB.P. 101 - Domaine universitaireF-33405 TALENCE CEDEXTél. (33) 0...

Social & Political Issues Nov 19, 2003

Globalising in Poverty

By Chimaraoke Nnamani, Governor of Enugu State,

2003 edition of the public lecture series of the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria,“ambitious people understand...

Social & Political Issues Apr 03, 2003

HISTORY AND THE TRAGEDY OF 1989

By Edwin Madunagu

 Culled from GUARDIAN April 3, 2003I consider the year 1989 a tragic one in the history of post-independenceNigeria. Coincidentally, the year was...

Historical Speeches

HISTORY OF CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NIGERIA (Part 3)*

By Nowa Omoigui

COUNT-DOWN TO THE JANUARY 1966 COUPIn the Nigerian Army's official history of the Civil War, Major General IBMHaruna (rtd), said:  "The dominance...

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 ...