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Social & Political Issues Mar 24, 2000

Demystifying the Imperial Will

By Wole Soyinka

Being the text of a speech given on March 24, 2000 at a Conferenceentitled "Preventing the Breakdown of Democracy in Nigeria: Strategies fora Living C...

Social & Political Issues Jun 01, 2005

Democracy Day: Nothing To Celebrate

By Paul Mamza

The second phase of the current democratic experience had gone half circle with May, 29 being its symbolic expressions.  The date marked the init...

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...

Resource Control Jun 23, 2005

Derivation, Resource Control And The NPRC - Joining The Debate

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

1.  INTRODUCTION This is an essay of short sentences and a few long tables:  so please bear with me. It is inspired largely by the...

Social & Political Issues Feb 21, 2005

Dictatorship, National Dialogue and the Commonwealth

By G. A. Akinola

culled from the GUARDIAN, February 21, 2005A basic responsibility of all governments is the maintenance of peace and order. This duty has been conside...

Resource Control Jun 12, 2006

Excess Crude Revenue, External Reserves and Funding Options - The National Assembly versus the Presidency-

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness." - Edward TellerIntroductionThere is an ongoing row between...

Social & Political Issues Aug 29, 2005

Fiscal Federalism: Theory, Issues And Perspectives

By Peter Ozo-Eson

culled from DAILY INDEPENDENT, August 29, 2005 As originally defined by Musgrave (1959) and Oats (l972), "fiscal federalism" concerns the divisio...

Social & Political Issues

ELECTORAL ACT, 2006

ClausesPART I: LEGAL STATUS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT NATIONALELECTORAL COMMISSION FUND ETC.1.         The Independent...

Social & Political Issues Feb 01, 2006

Enugu: Between N57.1 Billion Allocated And N52 Billion ‘Embezzled’

By Igbonekwu Ogazimorah

By way of commenting on the position of the Government on such claims as alleged vast embezzlement of public funds and the character, ownership and ob...

Social & Political Issues

Enugu Communique by the Southern Governors on Political and Fiscal restructuring.

The communiqué:"Having met and deliberated on the various issues, it considered forimproving the corporate health of Nigeria as a sovereignty, the se...

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...