Ethnicism and religious crisis in Nigeria: A stumbling block to national development

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The Root Cause Of Violence In Nigeria: The Niger Delta Crisis, A Reference Point

The world is a puzzle but the puzzle of all puzzles is man. Nothing that shows this nature of man more than his behaviour, which is full of contradictions. He loves and as well hates, builds and as well destroys, gathers and as well scatters, purifies and as well corrupts, refines and as well defiles, praises and as well condemns, etc, in his bid to make one thing or the other out of his wealthy-wretched existence. His whole existence is mostly informed by these contradictory actions of his, which have made him a big riddle. The focus of this work is on violence, one aspect of his behaviours, which exemplifies so much his enigmatic life. Man wherever he is, shows signs of violence either overtly or covertly in words or actions. He is either fighting or preparing to fight; either he is moody counting his loses of past fight or busy celebrating the dividends of his pyrrhic victory. To find him idle without being busy thinking about one ill-will, one complaint, one insult, one offence, one attack, one grudge or another against this or that person, this or that country, this or that idea, this or that opinion, etc, is like expecting a child hale and hearty who is not asleep to remain calm. That is not possible. Nigerians have often been roasted in the flame of violence. What is the root cause of this violence? What prices have Nigerians been paying for it? Is there anything that can be done to avert it completely or reduce the rate at which it occurs? These are main questions to be addressed in this paper

The People and Defence of Democracy: Nigeria, A Case Study

Having realized that it is up to him to make or to mar his living in this world, man has been facing a lot of challenges. One of such challenges is that of governance-ability to govern himself well to the joy of all and to the sadness of none. In order to make a success of this task, every political system of government: monarchy, aristocracy, autocracy, military, dictatorship, tyranny, democracy, e.t.c., has been tried with little or no success. But the one, as experience has shown, which promises success is democracy. Democracy is people-centered. It encourages mass participation in governance and this makes everybody a stakeholder in matters of public interest. Democracy of all political systems treats people as ends themselves and not as objects or means to attain further ends. For this reason, democracy is seen by dictators, tyrants or autocrats as a thorn in their flesh and thus plot for its overthrow. Not to allow them succeed, the people must be alert and ready to defend democracy against any threat. SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy Vol. 9 (1) 2006: pp. 49-5

"E go beta" syndrome in Nigeria: A critique

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Leadership and Nigeria's quest for good governance: a critical evaluation

No Abstract. SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosphy and Public Affairs Vol. 10 (1) 2007: pp. 164-17

EFFECTS OF ORGANIC MANURE ON THE GROWTH OF JATROPHA CURCAS L SEEDLINGS IN ANYIGBA KOGI STATE, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

A pot experiment was conducted to assess the effect of organic manure on the growth of Jatropha curcas L seedlings at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Anyigba. There were seven treatments, namely, three (3) levels of poultry droppings (PD) (20g, 40g and 60g/kg soil) designated as T1, T2 and T3, respectively, three (3) levels of solid cattle dung (CD) (40g, 80g and 120g/kg soil designated as T4, T5 and T6), respectively, and control (no organic manure) designated as T7. All the treatments were replicated three (3) times. Jathropha curcas L seeds were sown into plastic buckets and observed for the period of six (6) weeks. Growth parameters measured were plant height, leaf count, stem girth, numbers of branches and fresh weight. Mean separation using F-LSD0.05 showed that 80g cow dung/kg soil (T5) gave optimal level of organic manure required for Jatropha curcas throughout the growth period of the seedlings. All the treatments having organic manure were significantly better than the control (P < 0.05) except at two weeks after planting where all the treatments gave the same number of leaves and at the sixth week after germination where only 80g branches. As a result, 80g cow dung/kg soil (T5) is therefore recommended for raising Jatrophus curcas L seedlings in Anyigba, Kogi State

Spontaneous endometriosis of the abdominal wall.

BACKGROUND: The abdominal wall is the commonest site of extrapelvic endometriosis, which usually develops in association with a prior surgical scar. CASE: A 28-year-old woman with two endometriomas in the recti abdominis, which developed in a scarless abdomen. CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal wall endometrioma can develop spontaneously in the absence of prior surgical scar and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses