AFRICA IS THE CENTRAL PIECE OF NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY: KEY FACTORS THAT GAVE RISE TO THIS POLICY .
Abstract This work examines Nigeria's foreign policy in Africa Tin the context of her afro-centric posture. Afro-centrism has remained an integral part of the country 's foreign policy since her independence in 1960. Reasons for the afro-centric nature of the country's foreign policy are advanced in the paper. Essentially, afro-centrism is consistent with the country's leadership role on the continent. This posture has given Nigeria worldwide visibility and recognition as the dominant power ...
Pathways to Protecting Free Speech in Africa: Opportunities For New Approaches to an Old Problem
Freedom of speech is one of the fundamental rights of every human in the world wether he/she is domicile in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania or Africa and is one of the fundamental human rights that I believe should be non negotiable, because no other creature or individual should prohibited others from expressing their views, opinions, ideas and rights vocally or otherwise. The creator who gave us the ability of speech never intended us to forgo it's use. Free Speech is very important to the d...
Challenges Facing the Students of the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
The challenges inherent in a university have become a serious problem to student’s welfare and academic performance. This is the motivation this study, which aims to solve the challenges faced by students in Higher institutions such as the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, by suggesting ways that these challenges can be surmounted by the students of the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa and students generally. This research is centered on the chall...
Sustainable Development in Bayelsa State - The Role of Civil Society Organisations
This paper uses an historical approach to bring to light the roles played by Civil Societies in ensuring sustainable development in Bayelsa State of Nigeria. In this paper, the meaning, nature and attributes of Civil Society organizations are established. The paper further establishes the important roles that civil society organizations have played in economic, social and political development of Bayelsa State, since its creation on October 1st, 1996.
Changes in the burial Systems in Kolokuma Clan in Bayelsa State
The Kolokuma are a clan of the Ijo ethnic nationality that inhabits the Central Niger Delta. This paper studies the burial systems of the Kolokuma people in Bayelsa State. The burial rites of the Kolokuma people forms a rich cultural heritage of the people. Hence, this paper aims to reveal the burial rites associated with the people of Kolokuma clan in the Central Niger Delta. This study will allow subsequent generations have a good understanding of the importance that the Kolokuma people att...
CONFLICT AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN KOLOKUMA CLAN
This work investigates conflict and conflict resolution mechanisms in Kolokuma clan, In Kolokuma clan in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government area of Bayelsa; using some instances of conflict and how these conflicts were resolved. The work also documents the impact of these conflicts on the people of Kolokuma in Bayelsa State of Nigeria. Kolokuma clan is comprised of ten communities that have had a very close intergroup relations since the pre-colonial. The work looks at the economic...
RISE OF EXTREMIST MILITANT GROUPS IN WEST AFRICA
A lot of researches have already been carried out on the origin and activities of the Boko Haram terrorist, but this particular research aims to look at the Boko Haram sect from a historical perspective. This is due to the fact that there is still a lot of “middle ground” as to the motive and motif behind the activities and operations of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Hence, this study attempts to reveal the motive behind the formation of Boko Haram, by investigating its activities and ope...
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KOLOKUMA CLAN IN THE NIGER DELTA AGITATIONS
Groups in the Niger Delta region have agitated against political authorities and companies since the pre-colonial times. In the post-colonial era, the agitations have been against multinational oil corporations and the Federal Government of Nigeria. Most of these agitations are traced to the exploration and exploitation of oil in the region. Crude oil was first discovered in commercial quantities in Oloibiri in present day Ogbia Local Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, in 1956. Since then, many ...
Concentricism and Neo-colonialism: The African case
ABSTRACT How to protect and balance their National interests and sovereignty in theface of Neo-colonialist tendencies and activities from Developed American, European and Asian Nations, has right from the period of decolonization in the early 1960s, been a problem to Africa and Her leaders. As these Nations, tend to continuously encroach on the sovereignty and domestic policies of African Nations. Therefore, to take a foreign policy posture in the current global political scape that wi...