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Commodification of Elective Offices and Democratisation in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 10, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Africa, APC, Asia, CHINA, Cuba, Dr. Umaru Dikko, Fourth Republic, Francis Fukuyama, Illiberalism, Iran, Latin America, Margaret Thatcher, Middle East, MKO Abiola, PDPNo CommentsViews:
Commodification of Elective Offices and Democratisation in Nigeria

By Aminu Habibu Jahun Slightly over two decades after the take-off of the Fourth Republic, democratic rule has been so grotesquely disfigured in the hands of a few ‘democratic suitors... Read more

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‘Why a Coup May Happen in America’

Posted By: adminon: February 21, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, American Revolution, Asia, Capitol Hill, CIA, FBI, Frank Krifka, General Mark Milley, Latin America, Liberal democracy, MIC, Mr. Chuck Schumer, NSD, SNAP, Thomas Sankara, Wrights MillsNo CommentsViews:
‘Why a Coup May Happen in America’

In this long but interesting piece, the author, a former General Secretary of the Campaign for Democracy, (CD) in Nigeria in the 1990s and a Professor of Political Science at the Lagos State... Read more

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The World in 2021

Posted By: adminon: January 02, 2021In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, Asia, ILO, Latin America, Multilateralism, Pax Americana, UNNo CommentsViews:
The World in 2021

An interesting piece from the Inter Press Service by an ex-staff of the International Labour Organisation, (ILO), this offers what can be called an honest broker’s intervention. Its closing... Read more

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Concluding Exploration of Implosion in Segun Adeniyi’s Against the Run of Play and Onyeisi Chiemeke’s June 12 Election: The CD and the Implosion of the Left

Posted By: adminon: June 01, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Algeria, Asia, Elite, Europe, Latin America, Left, North America, Onyeisi Chiemeke, Right, Segun AdeniyiNo CommentsViews:
Concluding Exploration of Implosion in Segun Adeniyi’s Against the Run of Play and Onyeisi Chiemeke’s June 12 Election: The CD and the Implosion of the Left

This is the third and concluding part of this joint review of the two books in question. This part could not follow the first two parts because a death disrupted the normal flow of things. A... Read more

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Murtala Mohammed and the Culture of the Big Question

Posted By: adminon: February 13, 2017In: GovernanceTags: 41st Anniversary of Murtala Mohammed, Asia, Brazil, Coup, Industrialisation, Latin America, Muhammadu Buhari, olusegun Obasanjo, South KoreaNo CommentsViews:
Murtala Mohammed and the Culture of the Big Question

Murtala Mohammed and the Culture of the Big Question Today is the 41st anniversary of the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed. As usual, it provides an opportunity for individual... Read more

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In Death, the World Speaks the Truth About Fidel Castro

Posted By: adminon: November 26, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: America, Asia, Ayatollah Seyed Ali, Boris Johnson, British, DONALD TRUMP, El Salvador, Enrique Pena Nieto, Fidel Castro, Hage Geingob, Imran Khan, India, JACOB ZUMA, Ken Livingstone, Lord Peter Hain, Mexico, Michael Higgins, Namibia, Narendra Modi, Nicolas Maduro, Obama, Pakistan, Russian, South Afric, Venezuela, Xi JinpingNo CommentsViews:
In Death, the World Speaks the Truth About Fidel Castro

The global image of late Fidel Castro is now emerging in tributes to him by world leaders, spanning political, regional and sports chieftains. The tributes are pouring from all corners of th... Read more

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Insight Into or Apprehension Over Trump’s Agency?

Posted By: adminon: November 22, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Asia, Barack Obama, DONALD TRUMP, U.SNo CommentsViews:
Insight Into or Apprehension Over Trump’s Agency?

Insight Into or Apprehension Over Trump’s Agency? “I can’t guarantee that the president-elect won’t pursue some of the positions that he’s taken. But what I can guarantee is that reality wil... Read more

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Will China Adhere to Its Own Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes?

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Asia, Beijing, BOKO HARAM, CHINA, Djibouti, DRC, ISR, Jinping, NIGERIA, PLAN, UCAVs, United StatesNo CommentsViews:
Will China Adhere to Its Own Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes?

Think About It: Chinese drones filling Africa’s skies, watching over Beijing’s interests. By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk for The Diplomat In our previous article, “Is China Establis... Read more

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Five megachanges that could transform the world

Posted By: adminon: October 10, 2016In: FlashbackTags: AfD, Amsterdam, Andrew McAfee, Asia, Boston, Brexit, Cape Town, Carl Frey, D.C, Ellen Stofan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Europe, Hong Kong, Iran, ISIS, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Michael Osborn, Middle East, Muslims, NASA, New York City, North Africa, Poland, RBC, Russia, San Francisco, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Sweden, Tokyo, Trumpism, U.S, Venice, WashingtonNo CommentsViews:
Five megachanges that could transform the world

By Darrel West Large-scale change is transforming the world. Many of the beliefs and institutions that used to anchor international and domestic affairs have grown weak. Political and econom... Read more

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