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Social & Political Issues Aug 10, 2004

Urhobo and the Mowoe Legacy

By G.G.Darah

culled from GUARDIAN, August 10, 2004THE death of Chief Mukoro Mowoe (Oghenemohwo) of Evwreni on August 10, 1948, marked a turning point in the histor...

Social & Political Issues May 19, 2004

The 1962 State of Emergency, West and the First Republic

By Jide Ajani, Political Editor

culled from VANGUARD, Wednesday, May 19, 2004LAGOS-The 1962 State of Emergency in Western Regionstarted with an intra-party crisis between ObafemiAwol...

Social & Political Issues

THE $242 MILLION BANK FRAUD TRIAL: OF THE CULPRITS & THEIR ACCOMPLICES

By Seyi Oduyela

The arrest and eventual trial of the big names in the Advanced Fee Fraud in Nigeria by the Ribadu-led Anti-Financial fraud Commission has opened a new...

Resource Control

THE 13% DERIVATION FUND CONTROVERSY

By Senator David Dafinone

IN colonial times, the authorities acknowledged theneed to recognise the derivation principle in revenueallocations. Between 1949 and 1964, the follow...

Social & Political Issues

Contact Names, Addresses and Telephone Numbers of the 28 Registered Nigerian Political Parties

By Mobolaji Aluko

1.  Alliance for Democracy    [AD]            Alh. Ahmed Abdulkadir - Chairman     Dr...

Resource Control Mar 04, 2004

The 9% Fight Between Federal and State Governments Over Revenue Allocation

By Mobolaji E. Aluko,

INTRODUCTIONLet’s cut to the chase and lay out the history of revenue allocation in Nigeria in tabular form:  see Table 1.  With 1 Federal...

Social & Political Issues Oct 09, 2006

The 2006 Education Budget for Nigeria - A Forensic Investigation

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTIONCurrently, a crisis is brewing between the Education Ministry in Nigeria and the Nigerian Labour Congress over moves to "privatize" the 10...

Social & Political Issues Oct 29, 2004

That “Independent Cushion Committee” of Senator Ibrahim Mantu

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

INTRODUCTIONIn May 1998, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Paul Ogwuma wrote a nine-page review paper (in its maiden issue of its Special Econom...

Social & Political Issues Jul 18, 2003

That Fuel Price Increase Agreed by NLC and Government

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTIONIt was with mixed feelings that I received the announcement by the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) that it had accepted the increase by gove...

Social & Political Issues Nov 18, 2004

TERRORISM IN ANAMBRA STATE

By TERRORISM IN ANAMBRA STATE

culled from THISDAY, November 18, 2004The November 10, 2004, mayhem in Anambra State is a continuing saga of events that are steeped in constitutional...

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 ...