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The Candidates That Nigeria Needs For Her Democracy To Survive

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

 INTRODUCTION"It is wrong to ask who will rule.  The ability to vote a bad government out of office is enough.  That is democracy." - K...

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The President Nigeria Truly Deserves

By D. Akinsanya Juliuson

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This was said by John Acton, the famous historian. He did not go on to suggest that th...

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Gutter Politics of Kano: An Encounter with Adviser to the Governor

By Jaafar Jaafar

The soft night breeze zapped the humid atmosphere of the heatwave (tormenting the people of Kano) with its attendant coldness. The overhanging branche...

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The New US Imperial Grand Strategy

By John Bellamy Foster

source: http://www.monthlyreview.org/0606jbf.htmJune 3, 2006Imperialism is constant for capitalism. But it passes through various phases as the system...

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Counting The Costs Of The Third-Term Debacle

By Andrew Obinna Onyearu

On 16 May 2006, the Upper House of the legislature in Nigeria took the unprecedented and generally unexpected step of halting the debate on the contro...

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Divided We Have Fallen

By George Akume

culled from THISDAY, June 1, 2006The events of the last few years have brought home very forcefully, the consequences of our lack of unity and common ...

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The Miracle Of May 16 And The Awolowo's Curse

By Mohammed Haruna

culled from DAILY TRUST, June 1, 2006Early in 1985, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, probably Nigeria's most methodical and ideological politician, gav...

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EFCC: Between Perception And Reality

By Nuhu Ribadu

culled from THISDAY, May 31, 2006A few days ago the National Assembly opened debate on the amendment to the EFCC Establishment Act. A bill seeking to ...

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Basking In The Light Of Democracy

By Pat Utomi

culled from GUARDIAN, May 30, 2006What a season to be celebrating Democracy Day. When Nigeria's two nations, its politicians and the citizenry got tog...

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His Eyes On The Presidency

By Ademola Adegbamigbe

culled fron THE NEWS, May 30, 2006It was Ramadan in 2005, the month-long period when Muslims give up food, drink, smoking and sexual activity during t...

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