Articles

Social & Political Issues Sep 20, 2003

Behold, Terrible Times Ahead!

By Dele Sobowale

culled from VANGUARD of Saturday, September 20, 2003 If Nigeria Plc were a private or publicly owned company instead of a country, it would have ...

Social & Political Issues Sep 20, 2003

Brigadier General Nuhu Bamalli - Nigerian Contingent Commander, UNAMSIL

By Nowa Omoigui

Nigeria's Brig-Gen Alhaji Nuhu Bamalli was born on October 15, 1954.  He is from Kano State.  He attended the Nigerian Military School in Za...

Social & Political Issues Sep 13, 2003

Death and the Cicero

By Mohammed Haruna

As a political analyst, I have always found Uncle Bola fascinating as asubject. By common consent he possessed a brilliant and incisive mind and wasas...

Social & Political Issues Sep 07, 2003

South-West and 2007 Election

By by Dele Sobowale

VanguardSouth-West and 2007 electionBy DELE SOBOWALESunday, September 07, 2003"Men make history but not as they choose"V. I . Lenin 1870-1924PRESIDENT...

Social & Political Issues Sep 03, 2003

1953 in Nigerian History

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN - September 3, 2003I HAD planned a single article to remember the year 1953 in world history. In the course of making the first d...

General Sep 03, 2003

Privatisation In Nigeria: Critical issues of concern to civil society

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

A PAPER PRESENTED AT A POWER MAPPING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON THE PRIVATISATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA ORGANISED BY SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS INITIATIVE (SE...

Social & Political Issues Sep 02, 2003

Gap Crisis in Transition Democracy and the Challenges of a Proper Expectation Framework

By Chimaraoke Nnamani

 THE LECTUREThe lure of Lokoja is like the appeal to the most pleasurable. I could not hide my fascination, when the team of the NUJ executive vi...

Social & Political Issues Sep 01, 2003

Brigadier-General Festus Okechukwu Okonkwo, the Commander of the Economic Community Mission in Liberia (ECOMIL)

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

He was born on May 30th, 1951 at Agbani in present day Enugu State (actually he is by ethnicity/ancestry from Enugwu-Agidi in Anambra State).  He...

General Aug 31, 2003

Of Pension and Ghost Workers

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

Some Excerpts:1.  Defence ministry discovers 24,000 phantom names in pensions audit - says Defence Minister KwakwansoMORE than 24,000 ghost pensi...

General Aug 30, 2003

On Economic Reforms and Development Plans in Nigeria

By Bolaji Aluko

1. Appraising Nigeria's economic reforms    By Ayo Oyoze Baje2. A Daily Times Editorial    Okonjo-Iweala's 10-year economic recove...

Book Reviews Nov 18, 2024

Review of “Evolution of Leadership Research by Larry D. Mathis, PhD, DMin “

Review of “Evolution of Leadership Research by Larry D. Mathis, PhD, DMin “ The book was first brought to my attention by Shawn Mathis, Ph. D...

Social & Political Issues Nov 17, 2024

A Game for the Throne? The Nigerian Constitution and the Removal of an Incapacitated President

This article was first published on November 12, 2024, on https://constitutionaldiscourse.com/a-game-for-the-throne-the-nigerian-constitution-and-the-...

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...