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Review: New SOJA

By Nowa Omoigui

Review: New SOJAVol 27 37/43 Apr - Jun 2003 The third issue of the newest magazine of the Nigerian Army, NewSOJA is in circulation.  On...

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Role of revenue consultants in local council administration

By Wisdom O. Dafinone

LOCAL councils, and by extension, state governmentsare confronted with the twin spectres of inadequaterevenue (internally generated and allocations fr...

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ROLE OF THE ARAB-AFRICAN CULTURE IN THE PROMOTION OF THE CULTURE OF TOLERANCE AND PEACE IN A GLOBALIZED COMMUNITY.

By DR. MUHAMMED TAWFIQ LADAN

A PAPER PRESENTED AT AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE THEME:- ARAB-AFRICAN CULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES. ORGANISED BY THE WORLD CENTRE F...

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Sosoliso Airline Flight 1145: Official Manifest

The above flight crash landed in Port-harcourt, Nigeria on December 10, 2005 killing all on board except one passengerThe Sosoliso Airlines flight hea...

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THE $242 MILLION BANK FRAUD TRIAL: OF THE CULPRITS & THEIR ACCOMPLICES

By Seyi Oduyela

The arrest and eventual trial of the big names in the Advanced Fee Fraud in Nigeria by the Ribadu-led Anti-Financial fraud Commission has opened a new...

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The Basis of Endorsing Candidates in 2003

By Prof. Omo Omoruyi, mni

ONLY TWO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE GENUINEI have been following developments in Nigeria, especially as regards the 2003 presidential election. &nbsp...

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The Essentials of Good Government and the Obligations of Leadership

By The Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio, 1807

The Caliph is appointed to safeguard the rule of law. He is appointed with aspecific mandate to uphold the rule of law, to ensure justice and equality...

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The Godfather Phenomenon

By Chimaraoke Nnamani, Governor Enugu State

Although, considering the trend of our immediate political history, we cameon the fillip of the leadership and guts of liberation fighters who dared a...

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The Impeachment: Obasanjo Vs. the Reps

By Muyiwa Sobo

In about a week from now, if President Olusegun Obasanjo, also fondly known as OBJ by friends and foes alike, does not resign from the position of the...

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The Labour of Our Heroes Past....

By Zulfikar Aliyu Adamu

From the northern banks of the Niger, we have the factual and unenviable record of producing series of rulers that have plundered and squandered the n...

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The Nigerian Political Godfather: Edo State As A Case Study

By SEO OGBONMWAN

 Presented at the 3rd AnnualEDO GLOBAL ORGANIZATION CONFERENCEBudapest, Hungary 14-16 October 2005.As children growing up in Benin City, Nigeria,...

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The Orkar Coup of April 22, 1990

By Nowa Omoigui, MD

Shortly after dawn broke on April 22, 1990, the following broadcast was heard over the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Lagos:"Fellow Ni...

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The Politics of Money - Edo Politics

By Dr Efe Igbinosa

The politics of money as a determinant of who gets elected to public officehas again commenced in full force in Edo State. Four years of Igbinedion'sm...

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THE PRESIDENT UNDER SIEGE

By Seyi Oduyela

The recent arrest and interrogation of Major Al-Mustapha Hamza has been generating controversy for sometime now. At first it was said that he was arre...

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THE ROLLERCOASTER LIFE OF MURTALA MUHAMMED

By Max Siollun

Very few of Nigeria’s former military leaders are spoken of with any great affection.  There is on notable exception: General Murtala Muhammed....

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About Edo History and Culture

CORAL BEADS worn by OBA AKENZUA 11 and his chiefs

The Festac Mask - A carving of the Face of Queen Idia - mother of Oba Esigie

OBA OVONRANMWEN before exile

Pictography - a form of writing like the Egyptian Hieroglyphics

A TEMPLE IN OGIAMEN'S PALACE