Articles

Historical Speeches

The Northern Counter-coup of 1966: The Full Story

By Max Siollun

Most essays and books on Nigeria’s military coups have focused on the aims of, and events during the "Igbo" coup of January 1966. While much has bee...

General

The Northern Governors and Oil Revenue

By Mohammed Haruna

The recent decision by the 19 governors of the Northern States, plus those of Ekiti and Osun from the South-West, to go to the Supreme Court asking it...

General

The Open Sore of a Continent A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis

By Wole Soyinka

Social & Political Issues

The Orkar Coup of April 22, 1990

By Nowa Omoigui, MD

Shortly after dawn broke on April 22, 1990, the following broadcast was heard over the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Lagos:"Fellow Ni...

General

THE PAINS, PANGS AND MISFORTUNE OF THE LED

By Lanre Banjo

Otunba Gbenga DanielThe PDP GovernorOke-Imosan,Abekuta, Ogun StateMy dear Otunba Gbenga Daniel:It is with the best interest of our people in my sacred...

Social & Political Issues

The Politics of Money - Edo Politics

By Dr Efe Igbinosa

The politics of money as a determinant of who gets elected to public officehas again commenced in full force in Edo State. Four years of Igbinedion'sm...

General

The precarious state of the Nigerian Nation: and the only non- violent solution available

The precarious state of the Nigerian Nation: and the only non- violent solution available Paper presented in the United States, Los Angeles, Cali...

Social & Political Issues

THE PRESIDENT UNDER SIEGE

By Seyi Oduyela

The recent arrest and interrogation of Major Al-Mustapha Hamza has been generating controversy for sometime now. At first it was said that he was arre...

General

THE PROTOCOL ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA AND THE ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER EQUALITY AND JUSTICE.

By DR. MUHAMMED TAWFIQ LADAN

A PAPER PRESENTATION AT A SEMINAR ORGANIZED BY SOLIDARITY FOR AFRICAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS (SOAWR)A COALITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS) DURING THE AFRICAN UNI...

Social & Political Issues