Nigeria At 50 And Beyond A Case For World Conscience

Author : Iyken Nnanedu
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 147 pages
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Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781499049695

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Nigeria at 50 and Beyond: a Case for World Conscience by Iyken Nnanedu Pdf

The developed countries must encourage Nigeria and other African countries to display responsible leadership that accounts for their actions. This is an attribute of democracy, which involves strict adherence to the constitution of the country involved. Sectional domination of all the strategic positions has never helped development in any country. Any person or group of persons gaining from such should better know that such gain is only momentary. Sectional domination has given yield to high rate of corruption, wastage in human resources, and unnecessary bloodshed among other crimes. The ultimate aim of practical politics is attainment of power. One thing about power is that it carries certain obligations and responsibilities. The initial aim of the seeker may be to serve. Power is supposed to be used as a latent weapon for development and growth, if well managed, but never for destruction. Power is transient and must never be seen to be localized to any section. Otherwise, that system that provides the platform for the welder of such power will one day collapse and disintegrate into its component parts. Therefore, any person or group of persons suggesting or supporting sectional domination is simply encouraging the collapse of that system and should be held responsible for such. The Nigerian politicians and their militarys old game of business-as-usual looting of resources meant that development is better gone forever. Same goes for the sectional military coup coming to the rescue of its civilian government, using constitution drafting and state creation as means of diverting attention for consolidation until the environment is once more conducive for its civilian government. However, in Arthur Nzeribes Nigeria: The Turning Point, he says that leaders must know that politics or leadership is a serious business that involves millions of people. They must, therefore, recognize the significance of seriousness in policy making and must not toy with lives of these millions by altering the sectional domination.

Author : Douglas M. Stokes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780786430048

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The Conscious Mind and the Material World by Douglas M. Stokes Pdf

What makes us who we are? From a scientific viewpoint, any individual's existence is improbable at best. Consciousness as an actuality is inarguable; its nature, however, remains elusive. This work argues the view of self as a field of pure consciousness, debating the existence of a continuing self and drawing conclusions about this entity and its relation to the physical body and the physical world. Beginning with an exploration of the relationship between mind and matter, it discusses ostensible psi phenomena such as extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis and their implications for our understanding of the mind and the cosmos. Additional topics include the perennial mind-body problem; the role of consciousness in quantum mechanics (and conversely the role of quantum mechanics in the study of consciousness); the anthropic principle; and evidence for Intelligent Design. Quasi-religious questions such as the survival of consciousness after death are also addressed.

Author : A. Dirk Moses
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107103580

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The Problems of Genocide by A. Dirk Moses Pdf

Historically delineates the problems of genocide as a concept in relation to rival categories of mass violence.

Author : Oliver Ifeanyi Anyabolu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000078239120

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Nigeria, Past to the Present by Oliver Ifeanyi Anyabolu Pdf

Author : Peter Cunliffe-Jones
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0230112609

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My Nigeria by Peter Cunliffe-Jones Pdf

His nineteenth-century cousin, paddled ashore by slaves, twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping.Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy of an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the nation's economic, political, and historic forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys its colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today, from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations; from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populous African nation. As Nigeria celebrates five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that has yet to achieve its great potential.

Author : Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1099 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030389222

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The Palgrave Handbook of African Political Economy by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Toyin Falola Pdf

This handbook constitutes a specialist single compendium that analyses African political economy in its theoretical, historical and policy dimensions. It emphasizes the uniqueness of African political economy within a global capitalist system that is ever changing and complex. Chapters in the book discuss how domestic and international political economic forces have shaped and continue to shape development outcomes on the continent. Contributors also provoke new thinking on theories and policies to better position the continent’s economy to be a critical global force. The uniqueness of the handbook lies in linking theory and praxis with the past, future, and various dimensions of the political economy of Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105027869127

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The Colonial Office List, Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Colonial Empire, List of Officers Serving in the Colonies, Etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : Olayiwola Abegunrin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230623903

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Africa in Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Olayiwola Abegunrin Pdf

In the twenty-first century, Africa has become an important source of US energy imports and the world's natural resources. It has also become the epicentre of the world's deadly health epidemic, HIV/AIDS, and one of the battlegrounds in the fight against terrorism. Africa is now a major player in global affairs.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1396 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116493339

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070422394

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Nigeria since independence : the first twenty-five years. 6. The civil war years by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elvis Aryeh
Publisher : Graphic Communications Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Daily Graphic by Elvis Aryeh Pdf

Author : Douglas M. Stokes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780786477074

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Reimagining the Soul by Douglas M. Stokes Pdf

This book explores conceptions of the soul and the afterlife that are consistent with the findings of modern science. It approaches these subjects from many different angles: religious, philosophical, scientific, poetic, humorous, quasi-scientific, and even pseudoscientific (just to be fair). Many possible afterlives are examined, including physical resurrection (whether supernatural, biological or cybernetic in form), reincarnation, participation in a dream-like world or collective mind, and the persistence of recycling centers of pure consciousness. Philosophical, scientific and religious doctrines regarding the relationship between conscious minds and physical matter are reviewed. Centers of consciousness likely exist at many different hierarchical levels, from elementary particles, single neurons and organisms all the way up to supra-individual entities such as ant colonies or deities. Empirical evidence bearing on the nature of the soul and the afterlife is also reviewed, including that amassed by parapsychologists suggesting that some personality elements may survive death (as in the case of children who report memories of previous lives). The findings of modern neuroscience suggest that you cannot take it all (or even much of it) with you but you can at least take you with you.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131530680

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Newswatch by Anonim Pdf

Author : Francesco Pellizzi
Publisher : Peabody Museum Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780873657679

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Res by Francesco Pellizzi Pdf

Res is a journal of anthropology and comparative aesthetics dedicated to the study of the object, in particular cult and belief objects and objects of art. The journal presents contributions by philosophers, art historians, archaeologists, critics, linguists, architects, artists, among others.

Author : Paul Tiyambe Zeleza,Philip J. McConnaughay
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812204513

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Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza,Philip J. McConnaughay Pdf

Changes in human rights environments in Africa over the past decade have been facilitated by astounding political transformations: the rise of mass movements and revolts driven by democratic and developmentalist ideals, as well as mass murder and poverty perpetuated by desperate regimes and discredited global agencies. Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa seeks to make sense of human rights in Africa through the lens of its triumphs and tragedies, its uneven developments and complex demands. The volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development by interrogating the paradigms, politics, and practices of human rights in Africa. Throughout, the essays emphasize that democratic and human rights regimes are products of concrete social struggles, not simply textual or legal discourses. Including some of Africa's leading scholars, jurists, and human rights activists, contributors to the volume diverge from Western theories of African democratization by rejecting the continental view of an Africa blighted by failure, disease, and economic malaise. It argues instead that Africa has strengthened and shaped international law, such as the right to self-determination, inspired by the process of decolonization, and the definition of the refugee. Insisting on the holistic view that human rights are as much about economic and social rights as they are about civil and political rights, the contributors offer novel analyses of African conceptions, experiences, and aspirations of human rights which manifest themselves in complex global, regional, and local idioms. Further, they explore the varied constructions of human rights in African and Western discourses and the roles played by states and NGOs in promoting or subverting human rights. Combining academic analysis with social concern, intellectual discourse with civic engagement, and scholarly research with institution building, this is a compelling and original approach to the question whether externally inspired solutions to African human rights issues have validity in a postcolonial world.