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Social & Political Issues Jun 08, 2005

Perspectives On Democracy And Development In Nigeria

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

As the Nigeria Political Conference winds up, there is the need to revisit the concepts of democracy and development which undoubtedly are the two mos...

Social & Political Issues Jun 08, 2005

Politics of The American Report

By Ebere Onwudiwe

Now that the dust has settled on the statement by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) about a failed Nigerian state that could drag down much o...

Social & Political Issues Jun 07, 2005

Living In Denial

By Pat Utomi

culled from GUARDIAN, June 7, 2005Nigeria is so predictable it makes you wonder. A US Intelligence report which projected a plausible scenario of the ...

Social & Political Issues Jun 07, 2005

Seven Years After, General Sani Abacha Still Glitters: His Dreams, His Mission And Vision

By Paul Mamza

By Wednesday, 8th June, 2005 General Sani Abacha will be remembered seven years after his death on the 8th of June, 1998.   Below, is a special t...

Resource Control Jun 03, 2005

Health For All The Poor Hard-Working Nigerians

By Farouk Martins

There are so many promises – Health for all, Food for all, Water for all, Education for all, House for all, National Health Insurance, Economic Empo...

Social & Political Issues Jun 03, 2005

Nigeria, Bursting At The Seams

By Mike Thomson

Nigeria, Bursting At The Seamsculled from BBC News, June 3, 2005In the six years since Nigeria passed from military rule to democracy, an estimated 10...

Social & Political Issues Jun 01, 2005

Democracy Day: Nothing To Celebrate

By Paul Mamza

The second phase of the current democratic experience had gone half circle with May, 29 being its symbolic expressions.  The date marked the init...

Social & Political Issues Jun 01, 2005

The Limits of Democracy

By 'Lai Olurode

culled from Guardian, June 1, 2004D EMOCRACY is now a catch-phrase, in fact since the mid-80s the wave of democratisation as a derivative of structura...

General Jun 01, 2005

The Media In Nigeria - Part 1

By Seyi Oduyela

In 2003, I wrote an article on the Nigeriaworld, titled: “Professional Responsibility in the News Media” I stated that: “The role of the media i...

Historical Speeches May 29, 2005

COMMEMORATION OF THE 2005 DEMOCRACY DAY

My dear fellow NigeriansOn this Democracy Day 2005 let us give gratitude to our Creator, Almighty God for sparing our lives, keeping us from disaster,...

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 ...