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ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON NIGERIA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION

By Muhammadu Buhari

Presentation by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, Former Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Presidential Candidate of the All Nigeri...

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Alternative roads to 2007

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN September 25, 2003A FEW weeks ago, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria was reported in the media to have cautioned General Ibr...

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AMENDMENTS TO THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION

The current legitimate exercise of the nation’s premier legislative body - the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY - to reflect the yearnings of many Nigerians for ne...

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AN EXTRAPOLATION OF HOME: LESSONS FROM ATLANTA

By Chukwuemeka Uche Onuora

Home is where the heart is. When I argued that Andrew must go back home in my address at the NIDO convention, that is precisely what I meant. It will ...

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African Poverty As Failure Of Leadership*

By Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh

This paper is not an exoneration of Western Imperialism, and neo-colonial sabotage of many African economies, which is one of the great factors that h...

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Africa and the Permanent Membership of the UN Security Council

INTRODUCTIONIt appears for all intents and purposes that two permanent veto-wielding seats will soon be open to Africa in the UN Security Council, and...

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After Supreme Court's Verdict: What Options For Buhari?

By Louis Achi and Oke Epia

culled from THISDAY, July 3, 2005“Time is the greatest friend of truth. Nothing ever built on falsehood and deceit has endured and this one also sha...

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AFRICA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATISATION

By Gbenga Olawepo

At the close of the 20th century Democracy was the most canvassed global concern. It remains the critical subject even at the beginning of this millen...

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Africa’s Two-Fold Misery: AIDS and Wars

By Gbenga Olawepo

Any time I find myself among young people of African descent, whether students, politicians or professionals, sharing thought about Africa and her man...

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Africa Policy Outlook 2005

By Ann-Louise Colgan

There are some people in the world’s wealthy countries who forecast that 2005 will be a decisive year for Africa.In the U.S., President Bush begins ...

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Africa Lives: Governance And The New Corporatist State

By Pat Utomi

culled from GUARDIAN, July 27, 2005I have a confession to make. It has been a prolonged battle with my conscience. Perhaps I am wrong in being pessimi...

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An Open Letter to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria

By The Conference of Nigerian Muslim Organizations

Your Excellency,RE: PROGRESSIVE MARGINALIZATION OF MUSLIMS IN NIGERIA.We feel constrained to write an open letter to bring to your attention, series o...

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An X-ray of Obasanjo’s Economic Management

By Tunji Braithwaite,

culled from THISDAY, December 21, 2005 The subject matter of this article is intended to upgrade and pack greater power and seriousness into the ...

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State, Zonal and Regional Analyses of INEC Data for Voters' Applications, Registration and Disqualifications

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

Fellow Nigerians:INEC’s chairman, Dr. Abel Guobadia, yesterday provided some information on prospective voters who participated in the last registra...

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Africa: The Ontology of Failed States

By Franklyne Ogbunwezeh

Never in the history of human reality, was an ode ever commissioned to celebrate failure. This flows from a conventional metaphysic. In the halls of r...

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