Articles

Social & Political Issues Oct 26, 2006

Niger Delta: Behind The Mask

By Ike Okonta

source: http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/38005October 26, 2006As the crisis in the Niger Delta brewed, Ike Okonta looks behind the fragil...

Historical Speeches Oct 26, 2006

Political Manipulations, State Of Emergency And Tenure Elongation

By Jide Ayobolu

Right from 2003, when the second term of four year tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo commenced, several attempts have been made to deliberately ma...

Social & Political Issues Oct 26, 2006

PORT OF CORRUPTION: This Port Stinks

By Seyi Oduyela and Osawemwenguan Airhuoyo report.

In the eyes of the Nigerian public the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, is perceived as a den of corrupt practices. And perhaps this much was well captu...

Social & Political Issues Oct 26, 2006

Senate Approval Order For The State Of Emergency In Ekiti State

The approval Order Paper  in the Senate reads: *Whereas there is a manifest collapse of the orderly machinery of government in Ekiti State o...

Social & Political Issues Oct 26, 2006

The Rape Of A State And A Continent

By Farouk Martins, Omo Aresa

If you rape or defile a State or a Continent once, the sin is on you. We all agreed that Africa was raped once by outsiders and calls are made for ato...

Social & Political Issues Oct 26, 2006

The Road To Perdition

By Yemi Adebowale

culled from THISDAY, October 20, 2006No doubt, the tenure of Ayodele Fayose as governor of Ekiti State was doomed from day one. The hand writing was c...

Social & Political Issues Oct 26, 2006

The Role Of Religion In 2007 Elections

By Harry Nwana

culled from VANGUARD October 26, 2006Nigeria is proving to be notorious in many deviant ways.  In corruption, she is a pacesetter.  In the u...

Social & Political Issues Oct 25, 2006

Communiqué: On The State Of The Nation

By The Nigeria Governors' Forum

After deep reflection on the prevailing political situation in the country, we the elected Governors of the thirty-six states of the Federation do res...

Social & Political Issues Oct 25, 2006

International Crisis Group

By International Crisis Group

source: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4464 Africa Report N°11925 October 2006FULL REPORTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSN...

Social & Political Issues Oct 25, 2006

Interpreting Justice In Ekiti State: The Law And The People

By E-11

The recent impeachment of Mr. Ayo Fayose as Governor of Ekiti State and his Deputy, Mrs. Abiodun Olujimi has elicited a lot of emotive and varied comm...