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Social & Political Issues Jul 17, 2006

Obasanjo And The Liberation Struggle: What Substance?

By Peter Falowo

I hate Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, it is no news, a lot of Nigerians do. I hate his hatred for the Press, but the press if highly motivated against milit...

Social & Political Issues Apr 03, 2006

OBASANJO WRITES TO BUHARI; BUHARI RESPONDS

ASO ROCK:Dear General Buhari:I feel constrained to write you this letter on an issue which I presume to be of common concern to you and me, first as m...

Social & Political Issues Mar 08, 2005

OBJ: Beware of Phoney Friends

By Charles Azubuike

To be sure, the road to 2007 appears to be strewn with anxiety signs, especially given the desperation of politicians, bent on bringing down their per...

Social & Political Issues

Odd Men For Odd Political Jobs: Its Time Up!

By Paul Mamza

If there’s anything special that President Obasanjo’s tenure had unraveled in its great details, it is the underbelly of the internal contradictio...

Social & Political Issues Nov 29, 2006

Of Aspiration And Responsibility

By Olusegun Adeniyi

culled from THISDAY, November 29, 2006Despite his frail, even saintly appearance and the butter-cannot-melt-in-my-mouth mien, Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua ha...

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OF CITIZENS AND INDIGENES -The Contradiction That is Nigeria -

By J. O. S. Ayomike

culled from VANGUARD, Friday 13, 2004RECENTLY, an important but most sensitive issue was played up in some of our news media. Then, our Vice- Presiden...

General Feb 27, 2005

OF CONFAB AND REMINISCENCES

By Paul Mamza

Lest we forget, the National Political Reform Conference commenced with all the supposed contending forces agreeing on its mode and intentions. The co...

Social & Political Issues Jul 29, 2003

Of Obasanjo, Soyinka, Ige, and Adeyeye

By Mobolaji Aluko

THE STORY ACCORDING TO PUNCHThe PUNCHJuly 29, 2003Obasanjo takes up Soyinka on Ige's last lettero At last, PUNCH  gets Ige's last letter to the p...

General Dec 20, 2004

OGBEH and OBASANJO: Two Sides Of The Same Coin

By Seyi Oduyela

It has been interesting reading the show of shame going on between the Chairman of the "biggest Political Party" in Africa and the President of the mo...

General Aug 07, 2006

Okonjo-Iweala: In A League Of Her Own

By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu

 culled from THISDAY,  August 07, 2006When the news broke of the President's decision to relieve the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Ngozi ...

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...