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The Sokoto Caliphate and its Legacies (1804-2004)

By Prof. John N. Paden

This discussion paper will focus on the following: 1) the Sokoto legacy; 2) post-independence caliphate influences; 3) rule of law; 4) federalism; 5) ...

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The Sokoto Caliphate and Nation-building in the 19th and 20th Centuries

This International Conference on the Sokoto Caliphate and its Legacies, can only serve a useful purpose, if, right away, we locate it in the national,...

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The Supreme Court Ruling on Electoral Act 2001 and Dual Citizens/Nigerian Citizens Resident Abroad

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION I have waited this long to gloat so as not to jinx the process, but with so many more Nigerians in the Diaspora announcing daily the...

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The Unfizzled Sharia Vector in the Nigerian State

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

I.   The Declaration of IllegalityAfter many years of hemming and hawing,  and after thousands of deaths as an aftermath, the Federal Govern...

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THE UNIVERSITIES (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMThis Act provides for the amendment of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act No 11 1993 and makes new provisions, amon...

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THE WONDERS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: CAN NIGERIANS LIVE WITH THESE?

By Emmanuel Uzo Obi

This is not an academic or technical paper but an attempt to explore in simple language, the I.T World and the many benefits it could offer and also c...

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The ‘Child Soldier’ And The Dilemma Of Child Labor In Africa: Issues, Causes And Intervention.

By ‘Lanre Adeyemi

ABSTRACTChild labor is an all-encompassing global phenomenon, especially in the developing countries of Africa and Asia. Children work for a variety o...

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THE “NDIGBO QUESTION IN NIGERIAN POLITICS” IS REAL (III) SOLUTION: IGBO SHOULD RETURN TO PDP OR ANPP

By Professor Omoruyi, mni.

This is the third in a three-part essay on the above issue.   It grew out of the reaction to my essay published in the Guardian of February 24, 2...

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Third Slavery: Debt Elimination as Moral Imperative of Our Times

By Michael Oluwagbemi

Last week, the group of eight most industrialized nations eliminated the debt of eighteen highly indebted countries of the world, owed to world financ...

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TOWARDS A BETTER NIGERIA

By Col. Tony Nyiam (rtd)

Presented at the Integrative National Conference on Sharia, Resource Control and Anti-terrorism in Nigeria organized by the Faculty of Arts, Universit...

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By Philip Obazee

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Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in Nigeria

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