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Historical Speeches Jul 09, 2001

UN Secretary General Address to OAU at the summit where the new name African Union was adopted

By Kofi Annan - United Nations Secretary-General

SECRETARY-GENERAL EVOKES PROMISE INHERENT IN LAUNCH OF AFRICAN UNION Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ...

Historical Speeches Jul 09, 2001

FAREWELL TO THE OAU

By Olusegun Obasanjo

At The 37th Ordinary Session of The Assembly of Heads of State & Government of The OAU, Lusaka, ZambiaIt gives me great pleasure to address you on...

Historical Speeches Jan 11, 1976

Africa Has Come Of Age

By Murtala Muhammed, Nigerian Head of State

AFRICA HAS COME OF AGE(This speech was a response to a letter from President Gerald Ford opposing the Soviet backed M.P.L.A. which had assumed power i...

Historical Speeches Jan 07, 1976

Text of Ford Letter to Nigeria's Leader on U.S. Attitude on Angola

By Gerald R. Ford, President of the USA.

This letter was written by the US president, Geralf Ford to the General Murtala Muhammed, Nigeria President on January 7, 1976. It was published on Ja...

Social & Political Issues

Assessing States and Universities in Nigeria - Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

I.  INTRODUCTION As a teacher, I hear this kind of statement all the time from students:   “I got an A in Chemistry but the teacher g...

Social & Political Issues May 03, 2006

African Poverty As Failure Of Leadership*

By Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh

This paper is not an exoneration of Western Imperialism, and neo-colonial sabotage of many African economies, which is one of the great factors that h...

Social & Political Issues Sep 01, 2003

Brigadier-General Festus Okechukwu Okonkwo, the Commander of the Economic Community Mission in Liberia (ECOMIL)

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

He was born on May 30th, 1951 at Agbani in present day Enugu State (actually he is by ethnicity/ancestry from Enugwu-Agidi in Anambra State).  He...

Social & Political Issues Mar 22, 2000

A Call For Genuine Sovereign National Conference, An Alternative to Chaos, Catastrophe and Disintegration

By Chief Gani Fawehinmi

Being text of a speech delivered at a Press Conference in Lagos on  March 22, 2000---------------------------------------------------------------...

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 ...

From the Archives Jul 11, 2000

CONSTITUTIVE ACT OF THE AFRICAN UNION

We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Organization of the African Unity (OAU):1. The President of the People’s Democrati...

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...