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Civil Society and Democracy By Prof Akin Mabogunje

Posted By: adminon: August 06, 2022In: FlashbackTags: 'Triple transition', Civil society, DEMOCRACY, Modernising state, ParticipationNo CommentsViews:
Civil Society and Democracy By Prof Akin Mabogunje

Prof Akin Mabogunje who just passed on this week was a man of many parts. It will be a big debate to determine which of his academic works is the most fascinating or grounded. But there was... Read more

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The Eskor Toyo Poser

Posted By: adminon: July 05, 2022In: FlashbackTags: ASUU, DEMOCRACY, Dr. Ukachukwu Uwazie, Free and Fair Election, Good Nigeria, Prof Eskor ToyoNo CommentsViews:
The Eskor Toyo Poser

“It is the current ASUU president, Dr. Ukachukwu Uwazie who asked the question Nigerians have not asked, which they should. That is: assuming you have a free and fair election, does that mea... Read more

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‘The People’ Goes to the Capitol

Posted By: adminon: June 30, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Capitol, DEMOCRACY, DONALD TRUMP, Populism, The mobNo CommentsViews:
'The People' Goes to the Capitol

Prof Lasse Thomassen, one of Europe’s rising stars in political theory, particularly in Deconstruction, offers in the piece below an incisive clinic on democracy at a time democracy is emitt... Read more

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The Ideal of “Competence” in the Challenge of Leadership Recruitment in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: June 26, 2022In: GovernanceTags: Competenc, DEMOCRACY, E. D Morel, NIGERIA1 CommentViews:
The Ideal of “Competence” in the Challenge of Leadership Recruitment in Nigeria

By Amb Usman Sarki I have nothing against competence but I am only suggesting that we should look at it more critically in order to place it at its right level of importance in determining t... Read more

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United Nation’s ECA Out With Own Tribute to Prof Thandika Mkandawire

Posted By: adminon: June 08, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, CODESRIA, DEMOCRACY, Development, ECA, Prof Thandika MkandawireNo CommentsViews:
United Nation's ECA Out With Own Tribute to Prof Thandika Mkandawire

The Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) is out with its own formal tribute to one of Africa’s sharpest voice in development matters: the late Prof Thandika Mkandawire who passed on March 2... Read more

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Waiting for the Magical Presidential Candidate of Nigeria’s Ruling Party

Posted By: adminon: June 03, 2022In: SpectacleTags: APC, DEMOCRACY, Lee Kuan Yew, PDPNo CommentsViews:
Waiting for the Magical Presidential Candidate of Nigeria’s Ruling Party

Like the sky, all eyes are on Nigeria’s ruling party – the All Progressives Congress, (APC). In the matter of its presidential candidate for the 2023 General Elections, the APC is, of course... Read more

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Flashback to Eme Awa, Adamu Ciroma and Aaron Gana Ahead of APC & PDP’s Primaries in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: May 24, 2022In: FlashbackTags: Bestial anarchy, DEMOCRACY, Mental serfdom, Nigerian State, Primitive accumulation, ZoningNo CommentsViews:
Flashback to Eme Awa, Adamu Ciroma and Aaron Gana Ahead of APC & PDP's Primaries in Nigeria

It must be worthwhile, in the week in which the two dominant political parties in Nigeria are set to pick a presidential candidate, to recall what some seers in the matter of politics genera... Read more

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Edmund Burke, the Paramountcy of Reason and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 12, 2022In: GovernanceTags: DEMOCRACY, Edmund Burke, NIGERIA, RepresentationNo CommentsViews:
Edmund Burke, the Paramountcy of Reason and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria

By Amb Usman Sarki There might be no better time than today to remind ourselves of the wise words of the Philosopher, Edmund Burke when he wrote that, “Before men are put forward into the gr... Read more

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Probe Siege On Our Office, CISLAC Writes DG, DSS

Posted By: adminon: December 28, 2021In: De-EscalationTags: CISLAC, DEMOCRACY, Gestapo, GSSNo CommentsViews:
Probe Siege On Our Office, CISLAC Writes DG, DSS

Abuja based NGO, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC) is asking the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) to investigate a siege on its premi... Read more

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Nigeria’s Leadership Choices in 2023

Posted By: adminon: July 11, 2021In: GovernanceTags: DEMOCRACY, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Leadership, Office of the PresidentNo CommentsViews:
Nigeria’s Leadership Choices in 2023

By Ambassador Usman Sarki The Proposition: Politics is not just a game of numbers or a mere past time for seeking opportunities. Politics is essentially a matter that involves discernment an... Read more

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