Representations of Africa 23 October 2012 A Man of the People: Conflict in Independent Nigeria Independent Nigeria witnessed increasingly abominable conflicts arising at both the social and political level. At a time when “the national question“ was at the top of the government’s agenda‚ the search for political power‚ namely at the regional level‚ stymied any progress. How could a “national identity” be established when the people identified themselves primarily based on their ethnicity? Without
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2010 edition 7 Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica‚ 2011. 8 Hegel’s Lectures on Philosophy of History which was assessed online on the 3rd of November‚ 2013. 9 Achebe‚ Chinua. The Trouble with Nigeria‚ Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishing. Co. Ltd.Reprinted 1998. Print.
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Development Company‚ operates in the Nigeria oil and gas industry and is not immune from the global problems mentioned. However‚ the company also face numerous challenges that locally imposed in addition to globally identified issues. The key issues that the company will face in the next five years are discussed in this essay. Perhaps the biggest issue that Seplat will face in the next five years is funding. Companies operating in the petroleum industry Nigeria are in Joint Venture (JV) agreement
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Ebola: Nigeria confirms new case in Lagos Health minister says nurse who came into contact with American Patrick Sawyer is 10th confirmed Nigeria case A Nigerian health official inspects arrivals at Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos amid fears of an Ebola outbreak. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP Nigeria has confirmed a new case of Ebola in the financial capital‚ Lagos‚ bringing the total number in the country to 10. The health minister‚ Onyebuchi Chukwu‚ said the latest confirmed
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the Second World War [1939-1945] which weakened imperials powers‚ led to growth of anti-colonial activities and de-mystification of white superiority‚ and made it imperative for a new constitution to be introduced in Nigeria. Sir Arthur Richard did not consult the people of Nigeria before introducing his constitution. His successor‚ Sir John Macpherson held extensive consultation with the people before introducing a new constitution. Macpherson organised a series of conferences at village
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failing states. The signs of a failing State – a government which for whatever reason is unwilling or unable to fulfill its responsibilities to a particular country’s citizenry can be referred to as failing or failed (Fr Laurent Magesa‚ 2011). Nigeria as a nation‚ has in recent times been encountering some difficulties‚ otherwise we can call them some signs‚ which some failed states around the world showed
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now is what desire? desire to be freed from poverty. Thus‚ the main focus here is poverty that is symbolized by hunger. If we see the social condition in Nigeria‚ www.ruralpovertyportal.org notes that "… poverty is widespread in the country and has increased since the late 1990s." further more‚ bbc.co.uk added that "poverty has risen in Nigeria‚ with almost 100 million people living on less than a $1 (£0.63) a day…" Imagine how they life with less than $1 a day. What stuff can they get with that
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three National Newspapers in Nigeria – This Day‚ Vanguard and Champion Newspapers‚ and coded their reportage of women in politics in terms of regularity‚ depth‚ placement‚ etc. using simple percentage/frequency tables to answer the given research questions and Chi-square contingency analysis‚ the study found that the media do not fully pay attention to the contribution of women in the Nigerian political process. We also found that women are grossly under-reported in Nigeria press‚ as opposed to their
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1970 the United States of America was fighting a war in Vietnam. In the late 1960s and early 1970s‚ a large percentage of American people were a free love and peaceful society. Over 6‚000 miles away in Nigeria‚ citizens were not even safe in their own homes because of the fear of being killed. Nigeria was in a crisis; they were in a civil war. The civil war included three different tribes: the Biafra (Igbo) people‚ the Yoruba‚ and the Hausa-Fulani. The conflict was so bad that the United Nations had
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Like ethnic groups in nigeria today‚ each have their own techniques and instruments‚ and songs. bronze carvings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries have been found depicting musicians and their unique instruments‚ like unoka and his unique instrument and creative way of playing it is similar to the way people play their music and instruments today in nigeria. In addition to his creativity and ability to play the flute is very rare in
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