Articles

Social & Political Issues May 06, 2004

Politics and Coups in Nigeria

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN, May 6, 2004THE present intervention was inspired by recent political developments in Nigeria and the animated public discussions...

Social & Political Issues Apr 26, 2004

The Politics of Military Coups

By Sam Nda-Isiah

culled from DAILY TRUST of April 26, 20041966 was a very bad year for the British. Harold Wilson, the Labour prime minister who had only recently won ...

General Apr 25, 2004

Promoting Religious Tolerance And Co-operation In The West African Region: The Example Of Religious Pluralism And Tolerance Among The Yorubas

By J.F ADE AJAYI

culled from GUARDIAN, April 25 2004RELIGIOUS tolerance and pluralism are usually discussed in the context of a major politically dominant community ha...

Social & Political Issues Apr 22, 2004

Dictatorship and Military Coups

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN, April 22 2004WE start with the front-page report in The Guardian of Thursday April 1, 2004, titled "Military authorities move Al...

Social & Political Issues Apr 21, 2004

Rhetorics That Binds And Blinds

By Wole Soyinka

BBC 2004 Reith Lecture Three with First Broadcast On April 21, 2004 8pm GMTculled from British Broadcasting Corporation BBChttp://www.bbc.co.ukAUDIO V...

Social & Political Issues Apr 19, 2004

Nigeria And The Millenium Development Goals

By Otive Igbuzor PhD

 The problem of development has occupied the attention of scholars, activists, politicians, development workers and international organization fo...

General Apr 14, 2004

Power And Freedom

By Wole Soyinka

culled from British Broadcasting Corporation BBChttp://www.bbc.co.ukAUDIO VERSION The totalitarian state is easy to define, easy to identify and ...

General Apr 09, 2004

How the Ongoing NIDO Controversy Will Eventually be Resolved

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

PROLOGUE My fellow Nigerians, I am in a jocular mood this Easter, with my last fortieth birthday just past (on April 2), and that of many members...

Social & Political Issues Apr 07, 2004

ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON NIGERIA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION

By Muhammadu Buhari

Presentation by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, Former Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Presidential Candidate of the All Nigeri...

Social & Political Issues Apr 05, 2004

Technical Solution for Nigerian 419 e-mails

By Femi Oyesanya

From a technical standpoint, Nigerian Email Cybercrime is rather challenging. Whilst the rest of the world tries to engineer technical controls to fil...

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 ...