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Links of the Sleeping Giant to the World
- By Sanya Osha
- Published 01/30/2010
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Nigeria’s regional relations in the post-Obasanjo era are increasingly being shaped by the local and global dynamics of petrolic politics and capitalism...
Foundations of Misrule in Nigeria
- By Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh
- Published 01/6/2010
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Every tyrant is a megalomaniac. Tyranny is nothing but a political manifestation of psychosis. That is a fact that remains indisputable. I have never known a tyrant, stripped of the paraphernalia of power clothing his madness, who has not acquitted himself as a grovelling coward...
Nigeria's Strategic Plan: How to become an economic powerhouse by the year 2020
- By Emeka Chiakwelu
- Published 11/25/2009
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The vision of transforming Nigeria's economy by 2020 must be strategically framed, rooted in sound macroeconomic fundamentals and elucidated legal framework to accomplish the targeted goal...The Promise of a Generation
- By Olu Ojedokun
- Published 10/4/2009
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We cannot be content at home and abroad, limiting ourselves to church planting and having mega conferences without a corresponding transformation of the United Kingdom and the Nigerian society. These activities must demonstrate their relevance by affecting the people around us...Lagos: A History In Pictures, 1861 to 1961
- By Akintokunbo A Adejumo
- Published 09/8/2009
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It is important to reproduce here that the great historian, Prof J F Ade Ajayi, debunked the theory and the belief that the British bombarded Lagos because it was a notorious “slave depot” in 1851 or annexed it in 1861 because “the permanent occupation of this important point in the Bight of Benin is indispensable to the complete suppression of the slave trade..."Man's Family And His Environment - An Essay On The Issues Of The Society
- By Carl Collins Ogunshola Oshodi
- Published 09/7/2009
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Family is the primary social invention that shapes us into human beings. Families are molded by society into functional forms and they contribute greatly to the success of the society to which they belong to...Measuring the African Continent’s Poverty Index
- By Carl Collins Ogunshola Oshodi
- Published 08/30/2009
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It is only when we understand the principles, rhetoric and politics behind Poverty, that we can really say that the African Continent is poor. Until that is proven beyond all reasonable doubt, I vehemently refute any analogy of the poverty concept as far as Africa is concerned...Understanding Youth Conflict and Sustainable Initiative Model
- By Carl Collins Ogunshola Oshodi
- Published 08/16/2009
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Conflict is one of the major concerns not only in any given continent, it also affects the international community as well. Conflict is simply the absence of peace, and the successive introduction of diversified sense of humor of people within the context of a community or society...Aspects Of “Maternal Home System” In African Tradition
- By Ephraim Adinlofu
- Published 06/18/2009
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The “Maternal home system”, just like the African extended family system that I’d written about in the past should be of research interest to scholars and individuals who are interested in understanding types and nature of relationships in Africa...Rebranding Nigeria: Role of the Youths
- By Prince Daniel
- Published 03/7/2009
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As youths, we should see ourselves as political architects that would rather build into our National future than political archeologist that will concentrate on digging from the relics of our past political failures...