Criticism and the Growth of Democracy in Nigeria
Corruption in Nigeria is not restricted to the executive branch alone; its destructive tentacles reach all institutions of government. For instance, the legislature is a very important arm of democratic governance saddled with the responsibilities of making good laws for national development and oversight on the executive. Our shamelessly parasitic National Assembly is a Mecca
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From Hope ’93 to 2013: How far has democracy brought Nigeria?
“How time flies!” is a cliché that expresses surprise – pleasant or otherwise – about how quickly the seasons of our lives turn. Today, I am struck by the same sense of wonder that an entire 20 years have passed since the 1993 presidential elections in Nigeria. For those of us who were already adults
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When Booty Calls: Nigerian Leaders Prefer Women Over Governance – Pat Utomi
Nigeria’s Professor of Political Economy and Management, Professor Pat Utomi, has slammed the country’s politicians for undermining the country’s democracy, saying they prefer women than they genuinely desire the development of the nation. According to Prof. Utomi, the present crop of politicians in the country are more interested in sleeping with women than they are
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You Are Not Alone, Mr P!
President Goodluck Jonathan is probably the most vilified Head of State in the history of Nigeria. And, frankly, he deserves a lot of the criticisms that have been flung at him because he has not tried hard enough to fulfill his potential… and does not sufficiently control his cronies and subordinates. But I for one
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A Handbook for Electorates
Like a political compass, the book Democracy in Nigeria is furnished with materials that can guide the electorates in Nigeria on making good political judgements. Tracing the nation’s political history, the book is a good reminder of the travails of democracy in the stream of time and as well as an expose of the obstacles
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Manifesto of the Poor
There is a sharp and dangerous social divide developing in Nigeria today. On the surface it seems to be ethnic, sectional or religious as it seems some elements of the elite desire. In reality, however, it is a division between a substantially thieving rich and a battered degraded, traumatized, oppressed and a subsequently corrupted poor.
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Nigeria Lags Way Behind in Child Education (Video Doc)
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As Nigerians Await a New Constitution
Constitution of a country all over the world, is subject to amendment when the need arises and it was against the backdrop of strengthening the 1999 Constitution to meet the challenges of our everyday life that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2006, during the tenure of Senator Ken Nnamani as President,
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Nigeria: Hypocrisy of Opposition Politics
“The fact that you present something at the Governor’s Forum does not mean that all of us are bound by decisions if we express our disagreements,” Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State-Vanguard, March 6, 2013 Sometime ago in an intervention on the opposition parties’ heavy weather over President Goodluck Jonathan’s disapproval of public declaration of
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Nigeria: Peace and Prosperity – Alternative Route
Another ‘Democracy Day’ (29th May) has passed innocuously with the usual songs of dividends of democracy from the mouths of many Nigerians (especially supporters of the ruling party, PDP). The opposition, as usual, has continued to remind Nigerians of the woes of missed opportunities under the present Federal Government. It may be wrong to refuse
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Boko Haram Timeline: From Preachers to Slave Raiders
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states as militant Islamists intensify their offensive against the government. The insurgency, led by Boko Haram, has killed some 2,000 people since 2009. It has spread across the mainly Muslim north and central Nigeria. With the attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, there is
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Nigerian Army Gunning for Boko Haram
Nigeria Under Attack “It was like a military coup here two months ago when all the government officials ran away,” said a white-bearded elder in Kirenowa, as he described how his village in northern-eastern Nigeria came under the control of the Islamist group known as Boko Haram. “We were in real difficulty when Boko Haram
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By 2050, 1 in 5 People in Africa will be Nigerian
Last year Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan called on families to stop having more children than they can afford, but it appears no one listened. The Sub-Saharan nation is expected to become the world’s fourth most populous country by 2050, with 400 million people. That’s an addition of 11,000 people a day. The population of the
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Which Countries Are Most Accepting Of The Gays?
The Pew Research Center just released the results of a new survey detailing the acceptance of homosexuality around the globe. The numbers you see above represent the percent of people who believe in acceptance — as polled in 39 countries among 37,653 respondents from March 2 to May 1, 2013. As seen on the map,
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Obasanjo Now Problem to Nigeria – Niger Delta Monarch
Former National President of Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, and Pere of Seimbiri Kingdom, in Delta State, HRM Charles Ayemi-Botu, yesterday, examined the activities of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, since he left power in 2007, and concluded that he was now a problem to Nigeria. Speaking to Vanguard on the
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