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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 Jan 26, 2005

Democracy in Nigeria is Failing Again

By Obiechina

culled from VANGUARD, January 26, 2005THE world may not know it, but the ongoing democratic experiment in Nigeria is failing again, just as the earlie...

Resource Control Jun 23, 2005

Derivation, Resource Control And The NPRC - Joining The Debate

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

1.  INTRODUCTION This is an essay of short sentences and a few long tables:  so please bear with me. It is inspired largely by the...

From the Archives Jul 20, 1998

Desperate For Democracy - After years of dictatorship, Nigerians hope the death of Moshood Abiola will usher in a new era

By Jack E. White, culled from TIME Magazine

Only in a country that has been as thoroughly brutalized by its rapacious leaders as Nigeria could a shady character like Moshood Abiola be transmuted...

Social & Political Issues

The Dimka's Coup Attempt of February 13, 1976

By Nowa Omoigui

Just before 8:30 a.m. on February 13, 1976, the following curious announcement was heard on Radio Nigeria:"Good morning fellow Nigerians,This is Lt. C...

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 Nov 22, 2001

Enugu State: Nwobodo And The Nwodos - Agitated Desperadoes

By Segun Toyin Dawodu,

In the last few weeks, Enugu state has again found itself on the front pages of most newspapers in Nigeria. The current turmoil is about the impeachme...

Social & Political Issues Apr 29, 2006

Ethics, Free Speech And The Press

By Jaafar Jaafar

Since the debut of world’s first printed newspaper, Dibao (Pao) in the seventeenth century in China, newspapers, the historians say, have supported,...

Social & Political Issues Oct 16, 2005

Fellow Nigerians, It's Time For Sacrifice

By Simon Kolawole

culled from THISDAY, October 16, 2005The story is told of a white missionary who came to serve in an African leprosarium. He kept preaching "God loves...

Book Reviews Nov 18, 2024

Review of “Evolution of Leadership Research by Larry D. Mathis, PhD, DMin “

Review of “Evolution of Leadership Research by Larry D. Mathis, PhD, DMin “ The book was first brought to my attention by Shawn Mathis, Ph. D...

Social & Political Issues Nov 17, 2024

A Game for the Throne? The Nigerian Constitution and the Removal of an Incapacitated President

This article was first published on November 12, 2024, on https://constitutionaldiscourse.com/a-game-for-the-throne-the-nigerian-constitution-and-the-...

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...