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DEFINING POLITICAL UNITS / PROCESSES

+ State, Sovereign State, Nation, Nation-State, Country, Empire While the terms state, sovereign state, nation, nation-state, and country are often used interchangeably, there are differences. Simply put: A state is a territory with its own institutions and populations. A sovereign state is a state with its own institutions and populations that also has the capacity …

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BIAFRA BEFORE 1967

Introduction: Discussions about Biafra, almost without exception, will make reference to Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. They typically mention Nigeria’s military coups, and some even make reference to Nigeria’s colonial status under British rule beginning in1914. What is rarely even suggested is that any civilization at all existed in the region prior to the British presence and before …

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DEMOCRACY, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, AND SHARIA LAW IN NIGERIA

The emergence of a more democratic polity in Nigeria demands a redefinition of the relationship between citizens and the state. While the essence of military or indeed any other dictatorship is the denial of fundamental rights in one guise or another, the essence of democratic governance rests on the respect for, defence and advancement of …

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NIGERIA: BRITAIN’S CREATION HANDED OVER TO THE FULANI

To create Nigeria, the BritIsh engaged in a military campaign to suppress Biafra and other indigenous nation-states. Their initial approach was to rule and administrate each nation state separately as “protectorates”. This was found to be problematic because of the additional administrative costs that this approach created for the British and also because some protectorates …

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