1. AN ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-CULTURAL PRACTICES HINDERING WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Communication's role in fostering a feeling of belonging and social responsibility among members of a society is strongly entrenched in its ability to provide individuals with knowledge and information that may lead to self-d...
2. AN EVALUATION OF FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Federalism has developed as one of the most popular models of governance because to its integrative ability to assess the various political life of multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multi-lingual countries. Federalism, on the ot...
3. THE MILITARY AND NIGERIA POLITICS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DOMINATION OF THE MILITARY OF THE NIGERIA POLITICAL SPACE 1999 TO 2015
Background of the study
The name “Nigeria” was coined by Flora Shaw, who later became the wife of Lord Lugard, the British colonial administrator, on 8 January 1897, which she used as the title of an article in The Times (Meek, 1960), to des...
4. NIGERIA’S IMAGE AND THE PLACE OF THE PUBLIC RELATION IN ITS RECONSTRUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Nigeria is one of the famous and great countries that is surrounded with an extremely large number of problem
This ugly situation had created a bridge in their relationship with other countries. In addition to over the prob...
5. IMPLICATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Background of the study
Since time immemorial, local government autonomy has been a discussing issue among academic scholars cum researchers. Local government in Nigeria is a product of decentralization and is established by law. As a federal state, Nigeria has th...
6. ASSESSMENT OF THE MILITARY AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA: THE DOMINATION OF THE MILITARY IN NIGERIA POLITICAL SPACE 1999 TO 2015
Background of the study
The name “Nigeria” was coined by Flora Shaw, who later became the wife of Lord Lugard, the British colonial administrator, on 8 January 1897, which she used as the title of an article in The Times (Meek, 1960), to des...
7. AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
Background to the study
Communication is the most general form of interpersonal interaction required for decision-making and interpersonal influence in organizations.To this end, the second half of 20th century brought a tradition of communication resea...
8. ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA.A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The focus of this study is to examine electoral malpractices on democratic consolidation in the fourth republic. The researchers adopted historical and descriptive methods. Information was sourced from secondary data collated from journals...
9. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The conduct of free and fair elections has become the yardstick for measuring the strength and credibility of a country’s democracy. The absence of free and fair elections has become an almost insurmountable obstacle to democratization in most African cou...
10. EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC 2007-2017
ABSTRACT
The necessity of building a workable synergy and desirable relationship between the forces of government both at the levels of executive and legislative systems towards ensuring democratic consolidation lies at the heart of this research.The Fourth Republic cam...
11. FOREIGN AID AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study investigates foreign aid and its impact on socio economic development in Nigeria’s fourth republic. The study examines the impact of foreign aid on the socio-economic development of Nigeria. The researcher used descriptive research survey...
12. INVESTIGATING INEC AND CHALLENGES OF MONITORING POLITICAL PARTY CAMPAIGN FINANCING IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF 2015 GENERAL ELECTION)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Political parties are critical to the political process in modern cultures. In each democratic regime, they have evolved into a true tool or auxiliary of democracy. The establishment of democratic government in Nigeria's poli...
13. THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA IN PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
In today’s world of modern governance throughout the world, the issue of good governance has assumed the front burner as an essential necessity for social, economic and political advancements (World Bank, 1989, Nanda, 2006;...
14. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The term conflict specifically means breakdown of relationship between parties and this was corroborated by oxford English dictionary definition in which conflict was defined as a serious disagreement, on argument, a struggle, a...
15. AN EVALUATION OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF ANAMBRA STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The unbridled quest for power by man in his ever unstoppable search for relevance and advantage has indeed, generated so much tensions and hostilities. Thus, for most developing democracies of the Third World especially, Nigeria,...
16. INVESTIGATING INEC AND CHALLENGES OF MONITORING POLITICAL PARTY CAMPAIGN FINANCING IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF 2015 GENERAL ELECTION)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Political parties are critical to the political process in modern cultures. In each democratic regime, they have evolved into a true tool or auxiliary of democracy. The establishment of democratic government in Nigeria's poli...
17. ANALYSIS OF ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC
Background of the study
Elections have not only been a tool for judging the integrity and validity of a democratic government, but they have also become a tool for determining the death of authoritarianism or the transition to democracy. Accordin...
18. ASSESSMENT ON VIGILANTISM AND CRIME CONTROL IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Any society that wishes to thrive must fulfill the social pre-requisite of providing appropriate protection for its members. Every society takes the necessary precautions to safeguard the lives of its citizens and the property they own while the...
19. INVESTIGATION ON ELECTION MISCONDUCT AND ITS IMPACT ON DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION USING FOURTH REPUBLIC AS A CASE STUDY
Background of the study
Elections have not only become an indicator for the end of autocracy or a transition to democracy, but the credibility of the electoral process has also become a tool for evaluating the integrity and legitimacy of a democratic re...
20. MALPRACTICE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC
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- Background of the study
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The credibility of the electoral process has not only become an instrument for the end of authoritarianism or a transition to democracy, but it has also become an instrument for dete...
21. CULT VIOLENCE IN BAYELSA AND RIVERS STATE FROM 2010-2020
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Criminal activities occasioned by cultism are not limited to Bayelsa and Bayelsa and Rivers State, Nigeria. Cultism has become a universal phenomenon. It exists both in underdeveloped and developed countries. In some co...
22. GENDER AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN RIVERS STATE, THE FOURTH REPUBLIC EXPERIENCE(A CASE STUDY OF THE 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Background of the Study
The principles of freedom, fairness, and equality in treatment of all people, including men and women, on an equal basis, by the society, are the cornerstones of democratic governance (Nwabueze, 1993:2). (Nwabueze, 1993:2)....
23. EFFECTS OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE ON THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF KOGI STATE (2015-2020)
Background of the study
Elections are regarded as the beating heart of any democracy. Jinadu (2019) asserts that election is the official process of selecting a person for public office or adopting or rejecting a political position which ...
24. THE SOUTH WEST AGITATION AND CLAMOUR FOR NIGERIA’S RESTRUCTURING IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC
Background of the study
Nigeria's federalism since the pre-independence era has been a cause of considerable debate. More controversial is her return to democratic rule in 1999, which has resulted in the emergence of a new form of politics cen...
25. ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRATIC SUSTENANCE IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The place of election as a signpost of democracy is not in contention since democracy means first and foremost the process through which citizens freely choose their representativ...
26. THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA IN PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF VANGUARD NEWSPAPER)
Background to the Study
In today’s world of modern governance throughout the world, the issue of good governance has assumed the front burner as an essential necessity for social, economic and political advancements (World Bank, 1989, Nanda, 2006;...
27. THE IMPACT OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION
Abstract
There seem to be a debate on the validity of democratic peace theory. While some scholars argued that democracy engenders peace, others argued exactly the opposite. In the Nigerian context, democracy appears to have been characterised by violence. With heavy reliance on seconda...
28. THE INFLUENCE OF GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The discourse of godfatherism had so much influenced the socio-economic and political life of the nation especially in the fourth republic. It had gained much attention at the present time as a result of its need forms of articulation. It has become almost imp...
29. APPRAISAL OF THE QUALITY OF POLITICAL COMMUNICATION DURING 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Political Communication is a sub-field of political science and communication that deals with the production, dissemination, procession...
30. AN ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA – CAMEROON RELATIONS (1990 – 2007)
ABSTRACT
The major significance of this study is that it will examine and highlight Nigeria – Cameroon Relations from 1990 to 2007. The political relations between Nigeria and Cameroon since independence have been in a state of flux. The initial peace enjoyed by...
31. LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
The phenomenon of leadership and good governance has assumed greater interest in Africa. With the return of democratic governance to Nigeria, the study of the relationship between leadership and good governance for national development has become an imperative. The study looks...
32. POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA’s FOURTH REPUBLIC: 1999-2015
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to evaluate political parties and democratic consolidation in Nigeria. Three objectives and three research questions were formulated to guide the research. The study adopted thematic format in its literature review. The th...
33. POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICS OF SECOND TERM
Abstract
In democratization of any nation political parties play a very critical role. Central to the successes and failures of electoral politics is the cardinal and strategic functions of this all important and an integral organ of democratization which is core to its...
34. THE INFLUENCE OF GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The discourse of godfatherism had so much influenced the socio-economic and political life of the nation especially in the fourth republic. It had gained much attention at the present time as a result of its need forms of articulation. It has become almost imp...
35. THE MILITARY AND NIGERIA POLITICS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DOMINATION OF THE MILITARY OF THE NIGERIA POLITICAL SPACE 1999 TO 2015
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the military and nigeria politics: an assessment of the domination of the military of the nigeria political space 1999 to 2015. Specifically, the study examine the historical antecedent in Nigeria from 1966 to 1976. t...
36. ASSESSING THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICS OF OPPOSITION, PARTY IDEOLOGY AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: 1999- 2019
ABSTRACT
The study examines the nature of opposition politics and party ideology in Nigeria and their attendant impacts on democratic consolidation in the fourth republic (1999 – 2019). The core concern in developing countries is how to consolidate democracy or make it permanent;...
37. HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND SUSTAINABILITY OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF ENDSARS PROTESTS 2020
ABSTRACT
Nigeria is one of the countries where human right abuses are recorded daily and virtually in all human endeavors and these human right violation are mostly found in torture, extrajudicial killings by government security operatives, kidnapping, arbitrary arrests, unlawful detent...
38. LANGUAGE, IDEOLOGY AND POWER IN NEWSPAPER REPRESENTATION OF ETHNIC INTEREST GROUPS IN NIGERIA
. Background to the Study
The landmark event of January 1, 1914, wherein Lord Frederick Lugard amalgamated what was then the Northern and Southern Protectorates with the Colony of Lagos to form the entity known as Nigeria marked the beginning of coexistence under one political roof of p...
39. Assessment of the Challenges to Nigeria’s Medium Power Role in Global Affairs: A Case Study of the Fourth Republic (1999-2015)
ABSTRACT
Middle powers are nations that have considerable influence in global affairs. These countries usually take a multilateral approach to solving international problems. Therefore, middle powers identify important transnational issues and mobilize other countries to tackle them. Bu...
40. A STUDY OF EXECUTIVE–LEGISLATURE RELATIONSHIP IN THE BUDGET PROCESS OF THE 7TH AND 8TH NIGERIA’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Background to the study
Democracy is a process of self-government in which citizens operate in their environment directly and indirectly as they make decisions for themselves, pursue careers, enters into relationships with others, and otherwise live their life and indir...
41. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PARLIAMENTARY BUREAUCRACY IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (A CASE STUDY OF THE 8TH ASSEMBLY)
Background to the study
Bureaucracy is a major organizational structure within which policymaking, implementation, and evaluation take place. So vital is the concept (especially in developing countries, where governments are faced with numerous problems and challenges,...
42. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS IN UKWA EAST – UKWA WEST FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ABIA STATE FROM 2011 – 2019
Background to the Study
The parliament or legislature is a prominent institution in a democratic government and is composed of elected representatives of the populace. Thus, it occupies a special position in contemporary democracy. The ancient Roman Republic which exist...
43. CIVIL – MILITARY RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC NIGERIAN SENATE
Introduction
Eric Hoffer once noted that, “there are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith; a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, bias for simple solutions – to cut the knot rather than unravel it, the viewi...
44. THE MENACE TO VOTE BUYING IN NIGERIAN ELECTIONS (A STUDY OF 2019 AND 2023 ELECTION)
Background of the study
One of the pillars that support every democracy is elections. Elections seem to have become a major factor in the stabilization and democratization of emerging democracies. It forms an important pillar that places the power to go...
45. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE THE PRESENT JUDICIARY SYSTEM OF NIGERIA IN DECIDING ELECTION CASES
Background of the study
The judiciary, among these organs, is an indispensable organ that balances the exercise of powers in the polity of any nation. 2The general responsibility of the court in the adjudication of an election is to hear and determine t...
46. AN ASSESSMENT OFGODFATHERISM AND GOVERNANCE IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA: THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS A PANACEA
Background of Study
In a democratic government, a lot of factors predict the travails of this system, ranging from ineffective structures and institutions, the foreboding presence of the military, corruption, money politics, and godfatherism. Howe...
