ABSTRACT The discovery of oil reserves in the waters surrounding Bakassi Peninsula subjected it to claims and counter-claims for sovereignty, military occupation and recourse to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). On October 10,2002, the International Court of Justice ruled that the Peninsula and the territory in the Lake Chad region should be under the sovereignty of Cameroon. This judgment elicited sensitive scholarly issues of citizenship and self-determination...
ABSTRACT Thestudy revealthe Ethno Regional Politics in Nigeria betweentheperiods1960-1966, of which politicsatthedomesticlevelwasdetermined byethnicitybecausetheregionswerecarvedalongethniclines,theYorubaof theWest,theHausaoftheNorthandtheIgbooftheEast.Thisaccountedfor thepowertusslesamong thevariouspoliticalpartiesthatemergedimmediately afterindependence. Thestudyalsoshowedthat,despitethefactthatthepolitics ofNigeriaduring theperiodwasdrawnalong ethniclines. Nigeriapar...
ABSTRACT Boko Haram figuratively implies that western for non-Islamic education is a sin, is a very controversial Nigeria militant group that seeks for the imposition of sharia law in the entire northern states of Nigeria. The hierarchical structure of the group is not presently well defined. The official name of the group id jamaiatu Ahlissunnalidda ―awaiwal jihad, which in Arabic translate to ―people committed to the propagation of the prophet’s teaching and jha...
The history of peaceful settlement of dispute dates back from Jay Treaty of 1794 between U.S.A. & Great Britain. This treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation led to creation of mixed commissions and intended to functioN to some extent as tribunals. In 1872, the Albama claims arbitration between U.K. and U.S.A. marked the start of a 2nd Phase. Under the Treaty of Washington of 1871, the U.S.A. and U.K. agreed to submit to arbitration claim by United State for alleged breaches of neutrality by...
The study attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis on the economic importance of cocoa in Nigeria economy (1900-1970). Cocoa has been a major source of income for many Nigerians and a major source of foreign exchange earnings for the country. For this purpose the study seek to achieve this following objective by dividing the study into five chapters, the first chapter sets out Background to the Study, Objective of the Study, Significance of the StudyMethodology, scope and Limitations of...
This study examines political violence in Ibadan and how well the Police was able to curb it during the period from 1960-1983. Politics in Ibadan was critically examines and the various crises that led to the annulment of the First Republic was also looked at too. Aim and Objectives of the study The aim of this study is to embark and discover new findings that will contribute to the body of knowledge because the issue of political violence of this present age brings about the need to consi...
This work studies the history of the people of Egbaland in present Abeokuta, a capital of Ogun State. This is just the first chapter which contains the background to the study, statement of the problem, scope of study, literature review, aim and objectives, significance of the study and also the methodology.
This project work talks about the origin of the conflict between Israel and Gaza and how the United States is interfering.
International institutions , foreign aid and development No nation can survive all by itself in the international arena. The need to relate with other nations is essential in pursuing respective national interest. These relationships can be between two nations which is called bilateral relationship or relationship among nations more than two which is referred to as multi lateral relationship. In order to maintain ...
ABSTRACT In contemporary times, Africa has been witnessing variegated armed conflicts. The civilian population continues to bear the brunt of flagrant human rights violations occurring under the guise of the breakdown of law and order. All sorts of heinous crimes against humanity tend to become the permissible norm among armed groups. Gender-based violence among other human right abuses become prevalent; women and children are often the worst hit. This work analyses the experiences of women a...
Abstract This research work examines the implication of Human Trafficking on Nigeria’s foreign relations. The phenomenon of human trafficking has taken an alarming dimension in Nigeria, such that it had become a big illegal criminal business. Human Trafficking is now a daily occurrence in Edo and Delta States of Nigeria. Also, the spread of human trafficking to other states of the country is believed to be the fallout of massive unemployment and high level of poverty. Human Traf...
This research work looks at the ancient city of Ibadan from the earliest time in the 16th century to what it had evolved into in the present day as a modern cosmopolitan city. Ibadan is today the largest city in Africa after Cairo in Egypt and Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract Every human society has a way of doing things ranging from the way they eat, dress, act, communicate and co-exist. It is their culture that informs their attitudes towards life. Igbo people are known for their rich cultural, traditional institutions and values but these have been hampered by western civilization, thus the need for cultural renaissance but the youths in an attempt to resuscitate these core Igbo traditional institutions and values have bastardized it. This paper theref...
ABSTRACT The paper takes a look at the famed and culturally endowed Mbaise town, with a focus on tracing and highlighting developments that occurred in the area within the period 1976 – 1999. Mbaise, made up of three local government areas (Aboh-Mbaise, Ahiaza-Mbaise and Ezinihitte-Mbaise) is blessed with rich cultural and intellectual capacity. Its joy of have its own local governments – a government closer to its people was short-lived as it came under the hammer of the dark perio...
PREFACEThe fundamental importance of this discourse is to highlight the origin and growth of Elu-Ohafia in Abia State of Nigeria and the socio-political and economic life of Elu Ohafia, Abia state.Apparently, there is not much written literature regarding the historical origin of Elu Ohafia. Much of the conceptual knowledge is oral hence there exist so many school of thought. This underscore the importance of this work as it attempt to research on this fact and provide veritable account. In...