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Social & Political Issues Jul 25, 2006

NGO NETWORKING FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED AT THE INAUGURATION OF NASARAWA STATE NGO NETWORK (NANGONET) HELD AT IBRAHIM ABACHA YOUTH CENTRE, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE ON...

From the Archives Sep 01, 1999

Nigeria: A Second Chance?

By Karl Maier

THIS PAPER WAS PREPARED MAINLY ON THE BASIS OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, ANALYSIS AND COMMENT. ALL SOURCES ARE CITED. THE PAPER IS NOT, AND DOES...

Social & Political Issues Sep 29, 2005

Yusufu Bala Usman (1945-2005): A tribute

Text of a tribute by Second Republic governor of Kaduna State, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, for and on behalf of the People's Redemption Party (PRP)It is...

Social & Political Issues Apr 17, 2006

YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE

By Prof. Omonhiomwan Omoruyi

Being the 2006 Malam Aminu Kano Memorial Lecture at the Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya House, Bayero University, Kano, April 17...

Social & Political Issues Sep 15, 2004

Yakubu Gowon At 70: This General Is An Incorruptible Leader

By Paul Mamza

The name General Yakubu Gowon - former Head of State and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of Nigeria, first bachelor - Head of State, Internatio...

Social & Political Issues Feb 08, 2006

VIOLENCE And FALLING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS – Are Professor Wole Soyinka and the Pyrates Confraternity Responsible?

By Emma Ihejieto

"Even people whose only legacy is cultism are praised and given attention. It is the pirates Confraternity that is the basis of all cultism, Cultism s...

Social & Political Issues Dec 30, 2004

Violent Agitation Not Solution to Marginalisation

By Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria (1979-1983)

Acceptance speech at his conferment with a honorary doctorate degree by the Igbinedion University, Okada.  This day and this pleasant place ...

Social & Political Issues

We Need Credible Candidates to Have Credible Elections: the assertions and Claims by Buhari and Ojukwu

By Professor Omo Omoruyi

NIGERIANS DON’T LOSE ELECTION; THEY ARE ROBBED OF VICTORY      I resisted commenting on the claims by the defeated candidates at the ...

Social & Political Issues Jan 16, 2005

What Manner of Dialogue?

culled from THIS DAY, January 16, 2005At last, the Federal Government appears to have succumbed to pressures on the need to have Nigerians debate thei...

Social & Political Issues Mar 20, 2006

What Manner of Democracy Is This?

By Michael O. Oluwagbemi

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law” Demosthenes (Orator 384-322)March 20, 2006When I see the headlines I cry for my country N...

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...