Articles

Social & Political Issues Mar 20, 2006

Census: The Untold Story

By Tom Mbeke-Ekanem

culled from GUARDIAN, March 20, 2006Nigeria plans to conduct a head count to determine the actual population of the country on March 21 through March ...

Social & Political Issues Mar 20, 2006

What Manner of Democracy Is This?

By Michael O. Oluwagbemi

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law” Demosthenes (Orator 384-322)March 20, 2006When I see the headlines I cry for my country N...

Social & Political Issues Mar 19, 2006

Memo To President Obasanjo

By Okey Ikechukwu

culled from GUARDIAN, March 19, 2006It is with a sense of responsibility that I invite Your Excellency's attention to some matters of urgent national ...

General Mar 19, 2006

Religion And The Obasanjo Administration

By G.A. Akinola

culled from GUARDIAN, March 19, 2006Nigeria's reputation as a deeply religious country is firmly established. A former head of state spends his retire...

Social & Political Issues Mar 18, 2006

Who Did This To Kano?

By Jaafar S. Jaafar

Once upon a time, there lived a very rich woman. She had a spoilt son who was only 20. He was her first son. The parents loved and mollycoddled him. I...

Social & Political Issues Mar 17, 2006

Lies Obasanjo Told Us

By Gbenga Odugbesan

culled from PUNCH, March 17, 2006Dear Mr. President, With due respect, when you were let out of jail in 1998, you attributed your freedom to God ...

Social & Political Issues Mar 16, 2006

Imperatives of Transition from Activism to Politics in Nigeria[1]

By J. ‘Kayode Fayemi[2], Ph.D.

Lecture presented at the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA on Thursday, March 16, 2006.Let me exp...

Social & Political Issues Mar 16, 2006

Ngige Can Still Walk Tall

By Reuben Abati

culled from GUARDIAN, March 16, 2006The ousted Governor of Anambra State, Chris Nwabueze Ngige can still walk tall in this community. He has been defe...

Historical Speeches Mar 16, 2006

Salute To Courage; Salute To Followership

By by the out-going Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige

My dear good people of Anambra State, it is with deep appreciation and sense of responsibility that I address you today as I take a bow as your Govern...

Social & Political Issues Mar 15, 2006

Anguish of The Ancestors

By Pat Utomi

culled from GUARDIAN. March 15, 2006One of my favourite jokes, when libation is poured, is an invitation to go easy because the earth seems to soak up...

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...

Social & Political Issues Jan 31, 2024

Sustainable Development And Mining Host Communities

Sustainable Development and Mining Host communities  ByOtive Igbuzor, PhD, FPSN, FSM, MIoL, UKAfrican Centre for Leadership, Strategy & ...

Social & Political Issues Nov 12, 2023

The Case For Civil Society Organization (CSO) Self-Regulation

THE CASE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSO) SELF-REGULATIONByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive Director,African Centre for Leadership, Strategy ...