Banditry in Nigeria; its implications on Nigeria’s international image

Introduction While the banditry situation is seen as an internal issue, it has a significant influence on Nigeria’s exterior image. Nigeria’s assaults on government property, unarmed citizens, hijacking, and bombing make it seem reckless and ludicrous in the eyes of the committee of countries. To other nations, it seems as if the cult is being […]

AN OVERVIEW OF TERRORISM AND FOREIGN RELATION UNDER MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION A STUDY OF 2015-2021

TERRORISM AND FOREIGN RELATION UNDER MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION FROM 2015-2021 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The framework of Nigerian foreign policy formed the basic perception how it sees the world from ideological, political, economic, and religious standpoints. These factors decide its foreign policy response to regional and continental affairs. Nigeria is a key […]

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA. A STUDY OF NIGERIA

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA. A STUDY OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency and the government’s military response has killed thousands and displaced more than three million people. Boko Haram has kidnapped thousands of adults and children. Both Christians and Muslims have […]

ECOWAS FREE MOVEMENT PROTOCOL; IMPLICATIONS FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION

ECOWAS FREE MOVEMENT PROTOCOL; IMPLICATIONS FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study  The quest for economic development and regional integration among African countries led to the establishment of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West Africa), SADC (Southern Africa Development Community), EAC (East African Community), and ECCAS (Economic […]

THE IMPACT OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION IN STRENGTHENING PARLIAMENTS IN AFRICA

Abstract The parliament, as one of the institutions of democracy, is unique. For democracy to take root, citizens need ways to make their voices heard and incorporated into policy decisions. Parliaments provide such ways to articulate popular will. They serve as the peoples’ branch of government alongside the executive and the judicial branches as necessary […]

THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN FEMALE COMBATANTS IN OPERATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGER DELTA CRISIS

FEMALE COMBATANTS IN OPERATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGER DELTA CRISIS INTRODUCTION The incidence of female combatants in Africa is a recurrent decimal. This problem has really pre-occupied not only scholars of strategic persuasion, but also in the violence and peace studies and those in the humanitarian scholarship have also not been left out. […]