More on Resource Control - A Few "Last Words"

INTRODUCTIONPeriodically, I give over my Essays to others whose contributions I wish to highlight.  This time, I give it to two recent contributo...

PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S ADDRESS ON 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF DEMOCRACY DAY

FELLOW Nigerians, it gives me much joy and satisfaction to address you on thisthird anniversary of our country's return to civil rule.It has been thre...

A Review of HRW's and CLEEN's Report THE BAKASSI BOYS: The Legitimization of Murder and Torture On State Sponsored Vigilante Groups in Nigeria

IntroductionHuman Rights Watch (HRW) has been active in its international duties of watching the actions of several agencies and branches of the Niger...

Revenue Allocation and the Nigerian State: Of Derivation, Dichotomy and Debt Issues

INTRODUCTION – BATTLE OF THE GENERALS DEFERRED I know that Generals Obasanjo and Buhari, two (re)tired army generals, announced their president...

Politics and Prescriptions for Contemporary Nation Building in Nigeria: A Keynote Address

BEING A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. SUNDAY A. OCHOCHE, DIRECTOR GENERAL. INSTITUTE FOR PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION ABUJA, AT THE CONFERENCE O...

The Case of Nigerian Airways and Insufficient Fuel

INTRODUCTIONOn May 4, 2002, the very day that  an EAS BAC One-Eleven plane crash with hundreds of fatalities occurred May in Kano, a ridiculous d...

Kano - A Tragedy That Was Waiting To Happen

IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD IN KANO’S AIR DISASTER MAY 4, 2002INTRODUCTIONFirst a plane crash with hundreds of fatalities, then an aborted plane flight (w...

A Stubborn INEC, Looking for Trouble

1.       IntroductionIt is very clear that we have a very stubborn Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headed by Dr. ...

These “BoldFace” Committees’ Explanations…!

Full Text of President Obasanjo's Abuja Second-Term Speech

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, ON ANNOUNCING HIS DECISION TO SEEK SECOND TERM, THROUGH PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY IN NIGERIAThursda...