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Achebe’s Refusal of Nigerian National “Honor” Award: Matters Arising

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

IntroductionI had sworn before now never to add “Matters Arising” to the end of the title of any of my essays, but as I look at this Achebe Affair...

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How Gowon's Leadership Style Saved Nigeria

By Chief Sunday Awoniyi

This is to honour a man whose life should be a lesson to all of us. Power is intoxicating, and probably more so in Nigeria, with our ever-present batt...

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Politics of a Sovereign National Conference

By Levi Obijiofor

culled from Guardian, October 22, 2004EVER since the return to democracy in May 1999, calls for a sovereign national conference (SNC) to discuss Niger...

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Oil Policy – A Holistic Solution to an Ever Unending Problem -

In recent times deregulation has been the buzz word in the corridors of power, and industrial strikes have been the refrain from the alleys of our cit...

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Major General Martin Adamu (rtd)

By Nowa Omoigui

Indications are that Major General Martin Adamu (rtd), N/142, one time acting Chief of Staff (Army) (July 1975) and later GOC of the 2nd Division (Aug...

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OWNERS OF NIGERIA -PART 7

By Seyi Oduyela

We experienced an unprecedented treasury looting under Abacha, like in the time of his predecessor. While that of Babangida was a type of dishonestly ...

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Remembering Uncle Bola Ige – and The Killers in Our Midst-

There is a cardinal aspect of modern jurisprudence and justice which holds that people are innocent until proven guilty.  As hard as it sometimes...

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NAMES OF NATIONAL HONOURS AWARDS

GRAND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (GCFR)1. Chief E. A. O. ShonekanCOMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (CFR)1. HH Alh. Ya...

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2005 Appropriations Bill Speech

By His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo At the Joint Session of the National Assembly Abuja, Tuesday, October 12, 2004Thursday, October 14, 2004...

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A President's Oily Fraud

By Tayo Odunlami

culled from THE NEWS, October 14, 2004 Claims of President Olusegun Obasanjo on subsidy and deregulation may border on fraudWho owns Nigeria's 35...

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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...

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