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Social & Political Issues Mar 13, 1999

COUPS D'ETAT IN NIGERIA: HISTORY, SURVIVORS and VICTIMS.

COUPS: THE VICTIMS, THE SURVIVORSCulled from Vanguard of March 13, 1999.THE mere mention of coup d’etat, the unconstitutional and violent overthrow ...

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Corruption versus Resources Management in Nigeria: What hopes for the 21st Century

By Peter Ayodele Fayose

INTRODUCTIONIT offers me immense pleasure to be here to present this paper on one of the greatest scourges besetting our country. I have chosen to spe...

Social & Political Issues Feb 15, 2006

Constitutional Amendment Not Sovereign National Conference Is Pathway To A Reformed Polity

By Adebayo Adejare

Contrary to popular thought, there is in fact no new 1999 Constitution. What we have is the re-adoption of the 1979 Constitution. Decree 24 i.e. the C...

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Culture and Democratic Governance

By G.G. Darah

(Text of the 1st Segun Olusola Annual Lecture held on June 3 at the Banquet hall, National Theatre, Lagos. The lecture was organised by National Assoc...

Social & Political Issues Jan 15, 2006

Don't Give Corruption A Good Name Emulate The People Of Anambra

By Farouk Martins

This fight against corruption is now taking a new turn that must be guided against before we throw out the baby with the bath water. The people of Ana...

From the Archives

ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMME, 1996-1998

By The National Economic Intelligence Committee

Prepared by:The National Economic Intelligence CommitteeThe PresidencyFederal Secretariat ComplexShehu Shagari WayP.M.B. 298 GarkiAbuja, NigeriaSeptem...

Social & Political Issues Aug 12, 2003

Discounting The Electorate

By Wole Soyinka

I was very recently, and most reluctantly drawn into a running battle of private correspondence with some shakers and movers in this government, stemm...

Social & Political Issues Jul 19, 2005

Debt Relief, Outdated Ideology and Common Sense

By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

culled from ThisDay, July 19, 2005It is rarely my style to respond to articles or opinion pieces except where they deliberately misinform and mislead ...

Social & Political Issues Dec 19, 2005

Demands for Presidential Power Rotation in Nigeria and Present Dangers

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhD

INTRODUCTION In the wake of the tragedy of the death of over 100 passengers (including over 60 innocent children) in the Sosoliso plane crash in ...

Social & Political Issues Jun 01, 2005

Democracy Day: Nothing To Celebrate

By Paul Mamza

The second phase of the current democratic experience had gone half circle with May, 29 being its symbolic expressions.  The date marked the init...

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...