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General May 25, 2005

The Limits of Executive Extortionism

By Paul mamza

It was Professor Wole Soyinka, the noble laureate, who coined these right words to describe President Olusegun Obasanjo’s excessiveness in Abeokuta,...

Social & Political Issues Jan 30, 2005

The Imperative of An Untainted Judiciary

By Justice Samson Odemwingie Uwaifo

This is one special occasion I found difficulty in my choice as to what to say and how to begin. Then I remembered what a Justice of the United States...

General Apr 25, 2005

The Indigene And Settler Problem

By Babs Fafunwa

culled from GUARDIAN, April 25, 2005The indigene/settler issue first reared its ugly head in 1861 when King Dosunmu of Lagos ceded Lagos to the Britis...

General

THE KANO CRASH - MAY 4, 2002

EAS PLANE CRASH IN KANO MAY 4, 2002 - LIST OF VICTIMSCREW1.    Capt. Inneh Peter           - Captain2.  &...

Social & Political Issues

The Labour of Our Heroes Past....

By Zulfikar Aliyu Adamu

From the northern banks of the Niger, we have the factual and unenviable record of producing series of rulers that have plundered and squandered the n...

General Nov 30, 2006

The Landmark Judgment And Atiku's Political Future

By Ladi Ibrahim

Vice President Atiku Abubakar appeared the major winner in a Lagos State High Court ruling dismissing the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquir...

Social & Political Issues Mar 07, 2006

The Last Days of Obasanjo

By Muhammad Al-Ghazali

culled from THISDAY, March 7, 2006If you happened to be an ordinary Nigerian battling with disease, crime, crippling effects of unemployment, or the v...

General

That Last Meeting With Bola Ige

By Prof. Sola Adeyeye,

Text of a statement by Prof. Sola Adeyeye on the face-off between Prof. Wole Soyinka and President Olusegun Obasanjo IT was a very busy afternoon...

Social & Political Issues Nov 16, 2005

The Lawmakers Who Are Plotting Third Term

culled from THISDAY of November 16, 2005THISDAY reported that the sub-committee of the National Assembly Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitut...

Social & Political Issues Dec 21, 2005

The Clock Down?

By Sylvester I Ukusare

The culture of  power abuse is becoming a continuous practice in a state like Nigeria that presumed operating a democratic government but contami...

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...