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Social & Political Issues Feb 21, 2005

Dictatorship, National Dialogue and the Commonwealth

By G. A. Akinola

culled from the GUARDIAN, February 21, 2005A basic responsibility of all governments is the maintenance of peace and order. This duty has been conside...

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...

From the Archives Feb 28, 2000

Falling Apart, Again - Even though democracy has returned to Nigeria, ethnic clashes still threaten to cripple the country

By Simon Robinson, culled from TIME Magazine

February 28, 2000Nigeria has experienced a rare period of national unity in recent weeks. As co-host with Ghana of the bienniel African Cup of Nation...

Social & Political Issues Feb 14, 2005

Failure of Nigerian State: Re-Drawing The Fault Lines

By Ibraheem A. Waziri

My thesis in the article, Nigeria The Unhappy Marriage of a Quadruple,  www.dawodu.com/waziri1.htm, which expounded the possibility of the natura...

Social & Political Issues Aug 13, 2006

EXIT OF THE TITAN

By Babatunde Fagbayibo

culled from TRIBUNE, August 13, 2006AS if I had a premonition of her resignation, I have, in the past few weeks, been telling a friend of mine about t...

Resource Control Jun 12, 2006

Excess Crude Revenue, External Reserves and Funding Options - The National Assembly versus the Presidency-

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness." - Edward TellerIntroductionThere is an ongoing row between...

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 May 23, 2006

Financing For Development: Scaling Up Or Changing Course?

By Otive Igbuzor, Ph.D

PreambleWhat is needed to achieve the MDGs in Africa: ‘scaled-up’ development or a different kind of development?The answer is both. Clearly, curr...

Social & Political Issues Mar 19, 2005

Electoral Reform: The Next Milestone in Nigeria's Democracy

By Princeton N. Lyman

His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, President, Federal Republic of NigeriaHis Excellency Atiku Baubakar, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Niger...

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 ...