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Social & Political Issues Feb 02, 2003

General elections 2003: Whither Nigeria?

By Ahmadu Kurfi

culled from Daily Trust of February 2, 2003.The first ever federal elections were held in 1954, during which the NorthernPeople's Congress (NPC) won i...

Social & Political Issues Nov 21, 2006

Governance And Politics In Nigeria

By O. Igho Natufe, PhD*

O. Igho Natufe is a Senior Policy Adviser with the Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  He taught Political Science and International ...

Social & Political Issues Nov 26, 2004

How and Why Corruption Persists in Nigeria – And Some Simple Things to Do About It -

By Mobolaji Aluko,

INTRODUCTIONVery recently, Transparency International (TI) came out again with its TI Corruption Perceptions Index.  Were it not for strife-torn ...

Social & Political Issues Apr 26, 2005

How To Improve Nigeria’s Electoral System

By Abel Guobadia

1. ELECTORAL PROCESSINTRODUCTION:The 1999 Constitution of the Republic contains the commitment to hold free and fair democratic elections every four y...

Social & Political Issues Nov 27, 2003

Letter to President Obasanjo on Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

By source: http://hrw.org/press/2003/11/nigeria-ltr112703.htm

Dear President Obasanjo,Human Rights Watch is writing to you as host of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to outline a number o...

Social & Political Issues Dec 06, 2004

Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission Reports (Summary)

By Commission Headed by Chief Justice Chukwudili Oputa

DOCUMENTDecember 6, 2004Posted to the web November 30, 2004The Commission has attempted in this Report, to capture the faltering, if slippery threads ...

Social & Political Issues Sep 30, 2003

June 12: The North And The Rest of Us

By Chimaraoke Nnamani, Governor of Enugu State

DedicationThe voters in promotion of democracy in Nigeria...an opinion that corn-dealers are starversof the poor ought to be unmolested when simplycir...

Social & Political Issues Jun 12, 2006

Improving Executive/Legislative Relationship

By Professor Jibril Aminu

culled from NEWSWATCH, June 12, 2006Nigeria runs a presidential system which, in structure and theory of operations, is almost identical to that of th...

Social & Political Issues

Politics of dissonance and duplicity

By Maxwell Oditta

culled from Daily IndependentWith a tenure that spanned three months, the Interim National Government (ING)that came into being on August 27, 1993 and...

From the Archives Mar 15, 1996

International Court of Justice Cameroon v. Nigeria 1993

By http://www.u-paris2.fr/cij/icjwww/idocket/icn/icnorders/icn_iorder_960315.htm

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE15 March 1996 CASE CONCERNING THE LAND AND MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEENCAMEROON AND NIGERIA(CAMEROON v. NIGERIA)REQUEST FOR...

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...