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General Sep 08, 2005

The Need For National Revolt

By Gani Fawehinmi

The latest increase in petroleum product prices in Nigeria is the most ungodly and criminally insulting act of the Federal Government against the Nige...

General

REVIEW: The New SOJA Magazine

By Dr. Nowa A. Omoigui

For those who like to read such material, there is a huge international industry for military magazines.  In Britain for example, there are numer...

General Jun 03, 2006

The New US Imperial Grand Strategy

By John Bellamy Foster

source: http://www.monthlyreview.org/0606jbf.htmJune 3, 2006Imperialism is constant for capitalism. But it passes through various phases as the system...

General Apr 22, 2005

The Open Sore of A Continent

By Olaewe Ewegbemi

The title of this piece is borrowed from Wole Soyinka’s book, THE OPEN SORE OF A CONTINENT, A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (Oxford Univ...

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The Northern Governors and Oil Revenue

By Mohammed Haruna

The recent decision by the 19 governors of the Northern States, plus those of Ekiti and Osun from the South-West, to go to the Supreme Court asking it...

Historical Speeches

The Northern Counter-coup of 1966: The Full Story

By Max Siollun

Most essays and books on Nigeria’s military coups have focused on the aims of, and events during the "Igbo" coup of January 1966. While much has bee...

General Jan 29, 2005

The NPRC and the PNC- Thoughts on the Opposing National Conferences

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

PROLOGUEAfter five long years of resisting the idea, President Olusegun Obasanjo has in his wisdom now finally assented to a talk of sorts – a “Na...

General Apr 09, 2004

How the Ongoing NIDO Controversy Will Eventually be Resolved

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

PROLOGUE My fellow Nigerians, I am in a jocular mood this Easter, with my last fortieth birthday just past (on April 2), and that of many members...

Social & Political Issues

The Orkar Coup of April 22, 1990

By Nowa Omoigui, MD

Shortly after dawn broke on April 22, 1990, the following broadcast was heard over the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Lagos:"Fellow Ni...

Historical Speeches Jul 11, 2006

The Outbreak Of Yamoussoukro Syndrome In Kano

By Jaafar Jaafar

 “Here in Nigeria,” Niyi Osundare wrote in one of his incisive essays in the 80s, “Yamoussoukro syndrome has been with us since the white e...

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 ...