June 2012

Nigerian State and the management of oil minority conflicts in the Niger Delta: A retrospective view

Controversy generated by oil minority rights and agitations in the Niger Delta is as old as the Nigerian State. On the eve of Nigeria’s independence, even before the exploitation of oil commenced in the Niger Delta, a colonial government commission of enquiry, the Willink Commission of 1957/1958, acknowledged its peculiar developmental needs and thus recommended a developmental board. The Niger Delta Development...

Author(s): Olusegun Adeyeri

June 2012

The treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the challenges of nuclear capability projects in Iran and North-Korea

One of the greatest challenges facing the world today is the overwhelming quest by some member nations to acquire, develop and possess nuclear capabilities with the intention of balancing power, fears and terror at the centre stage of world politics. Iran and North Korea have been in the fore front of arms race. Therefore, it is the task of this paper to examine the circumstances surrounding the development and...

Author(s): Nwanolue, B. O. G and Iwuoha, Victor Chidubem