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The Last Days of Obasanjo

By Muhammad Al-Ghazali

culled from THISDAY, March 7, 2006If you happened to be an ordinary Nigerian battling with disease, crime, crippling effects of unemployment, or the v...

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The Labour of Our Heroes Past....

By Zulfikar Aliyu Adamu

From the northern banks of the Niger, we have the factual and unenviable record of producing series of rulers that have plundered and squandered the n...

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The Jocular Circumstances of Nigerian Politics

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

Contents:1.  Introduction2.  Nzeribe3.  Zwingina4.  Mamman Ali5.  Anyim Pius Anyim – or is it Pius Anyim Pius?6.  The ...

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The Imperative of An Untainted Judiciary

By Justice Samson Odemwingie Uwaifo

This is one special occasion I found difficulty in my choice as to what to say and how to begin. Then I remembered what a Justice of the United States...

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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...

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The Orkar Coup of April 22, 1990

By Nowa Omoigui, MD

Shortly after dawn broke on April 22, 1990, the following broadcast was heard over the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Lagos:"Fellow Ni...

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The Nigerian Political Godfather: Edo State As A Case Study

By SEO OGBONMWAN

 Presented at the 3rd AnnualEDO GLOBAL ORGANIZATION CONFERENCEBudapest, Hungary 14-16 October 2005.As children growing up in Benin City, Nigeria,...

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THE “NDI IGBO QUESTION IN NIGERIAN POLITICS” IS REAL. IT IS FOR THE IGBO LEADERS TO HANDLE - PART 1

By Prof. Omo Omoruyi

I HAVE NO REASON TO BE ANTI-IGBO IN 2003 ELECTION       My last essay published in the Guardian of February 24, 2003 classifying the Pr...

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The Need for Change and the Survival of Democracy in Nigeria

By Alhaji Kalli Al-Gazali

National Chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ), Suite 103 - 6, Banex Plaza, Plot 750 Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II,  Abuja.Bein...

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The National Political Reform Conference: Matters Arising

By GUARDIAN EDITORIAL

culled from Guardian, July 22, 2005Last week, the National Political Reform Conference (NPRC) formally closed deliberations begun five months ago on a...

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The Case Against Atiku

By Nduka Uzuakpundu

culled from VANGUARD, September 04, 2005...and how the Vice-President begged Obasanjo for forgivenessWhen President Olusegun Obasanjo declared on nati...

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The Candidates That Nigeria Needs For Her Democracy To Survive

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

 INTRODUCTION"It is wrong to ask who will rule.  The ability to vote a bad government out of office is enough.  That is democracy." - K...

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The Place Of Armed Forces In The Emerging Regional Scene

By Nowa Omoigui, MD, FACC, MPH

INTRODUCTION Thank you for the invitation to present this lecture to and partake in a discussion with participants of National War College Course...

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The Place Of Armed Forces In The Emerging Regional Scene -Part 2 (Final)-

By Nowamagbe Omoigui

HAT IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH FORCE STRUCTURE AND THE ASSOCIATED FUNDING SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO MEET CONTINUING NATIONAL COMMITMENTS BOTH INTERNALLY AND E...

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The Place Of Armed Forces In The Emerging Regional Scene -Part 1-

By Nowamagbe Omoigui

INTRODUCTIONThank you for the invitation to present this lecture to and partake in a discussion with participants of National War College Course 13.&n...

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