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SIX OUT OF ONE IS BETTER THAN ONE BY FORCE: THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO NIGERIA’S SOCIO-POLITICAL PROBLEMS

By Michael Tayo Adesanya

Published April 30, 2005Before 1914, the present landscape named Nigeria by Lord Luggard’s wife had various independent peoples and governments, not...

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POLITICAL REFORM CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM

By Matthias chukwuemeka,

The solution to arrest the ugly development or rather situations in Nigeria; particularly in ebonyi state.1. WRONG REPRESENTATIVE:Wrong representative...

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Why The Nigerian State Should Value Her Youths

By Nigeria Youth Organisations

The laudable decision of the present administration in convening the National Political Reform Conference, affords Nigerians yet another opportunity t...

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TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

By Ozodi Thomas Osuji, PhD

When Nigerians gather, a likely topic for conversation is: the trouble with Nigeria, and what to do about it. Invariably, they identify corruption and...

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Self-Succession: The Lessons of History

By Clinton Chukwu

One has to acknowledge, sadly though, that Africa has the remarkably peculiar misfortune of being burdened with sit-tight leaders, regardless of wheth...

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The Republic and I

By Obi Nwakanma

culled from VANGUARD, Sunday, April 24, 2005  THE news was startling. A draft constitution was floating in secret hands at Abuja, and was circula...

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Reply: The Federal Republic of Nigeria: Towards a More Perfect Union

By Ibraheem A. Waziri,

Many a times, historians, analysts and system thinkers tend to forget the need to locate the history of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the history...

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Shagari At 80: Triumph of Honour

By Lamine Okion Ojigbo

culled from THISDAY, April 12, 2005As we celebrate your 80th Birthday, my dear Mr. President, we must continue to give praise and gratitude to Almight...

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Towards Greater Transparency and Accountability in Nigeria:

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

I won’t name names, but ever so often, one prominent member of our Nigerian society or the other, often a former head of state, former state governo...

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Wait A Minute, Professor Soludo : - What Kind of “Corporate Responsibility Service” is This ? -

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION I know obfuscation and disingenuity when I see them, and I see them CLEARLY in the admitted N50 million gift of the Central Bank of ...

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Self-Perpetuation: Not Again

By Abubakar S. Olayinka,

The recent admission by President Olusegun Obasanjo that he is under pressure to continue in office after his present tenure must have come as a rude ...

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The Problem With Obasanjo's Anti-Graft War

By Sunday Awoniyi

Text of Chief Awoniyi's address delivered at the Northern SenatorsConference held at Zaranda Hotels, Bauchi,April 9, 2005Nearly a year ago, at your re...

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Why ECOMOG Is Still The Best? The Success and Failure of ECOMOG Peacekeeping Operations

By Roy Chikwem

IntroductionThe gradual abandonment of a regional security strategy led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to seek all means to en...

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Our Nigeria: A Perpetually Scandal-Ridden Society?

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

The latest scandal of the moment, following last week’s  break of the Bribery-For-Budget Education Ministry/National Assembly scandal, is the o...

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The Dynamics of Corruption

By Kyari Tijani

culled from GUARDIAN, April 3, 2005The myriads of advisers hanging around President Obasanjo must be cracking their brains over what have they not don...

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