Tag: history
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Oyo State, Local Policing, and the Future of Security Federalism in Nigeria
Effective national security is not measured by how much power is concentrated at the center. It is measured by how quickly and effectively security reaches the people at the local level.
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South Africa and Regional Migration: Between Economic Pressure, Legal Enforcement, and Social Perception
Xenophobia tends to emerge where these pressures intersect and where institutions cannot fully regulate or absorb economic competition at the informal level.
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Policing Nigeria Without Reforming the Police Is Hypocrisy
These officers are fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, brothers and sisters. They are members of our communities too. The government must urgently reform the police, improve welfare packages and create conditions that restore dignity to the job. Truthfully, many of us condemning them would not survive two hours living in some of the barracks these officers…
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TRUE FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA (EPISODE 1)Who Should Control What in Nigeria?
By Oluwaseyi Oduyela One of the biggest misunderstandings in Nigeria’s political conversation is that federalism is treated as an abstract idea. It is not. Federalism is practical. It answers a simple question: Who should control the things that affect people’s daily lives? Right now, Nigeria’s answer is clear but problematic. The federal government controls too…
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Recycling Power: When Leadership Becomes a Closed Loop By Seyi Oduyela
Nigerians seem to be slipping back into a familiar cycle, where a small group once again determines the fate of over 200 million people. Take Ogun State as an example. The contest is shaping up around three former governors. One spent eight years in office with little to show and is now returning to the…
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Early Childhood Marriage Among Traditional Worshippers in Southwest Nigeria By Otun Adeosun
In Southwest Nigeria, early marriage is sometimes upheld among adherents of indigenous Yoruba religions. Religions like Ifá and Òrìṣà worship consider it a continuation of ancestral customs. It is often believed that marrying girls at a young age preserves their purity. It also ensures obedience. Additionally, it aligns with spiritual instructions received through divination. In…
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Nigeria’s Governance Paradox: A Federal State with a Unitary System and Failing Institutions
Nigeria is producing university graduates with no job prospects. Instead of solving unemployment, the government is: 🔹 Creating more universities without industries to absorb graduates 🔹 Neglecting policies that encourage entrepreneurship and innovation 🔹 Failing to invest in job creation 📌 Why are our youth spending years in school, only to end up selling products…
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