Change and the Left in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects for the Labour Movement
by Baba Aye
“...for there can be no socialist change and therefore no real freedom and democracy where there is not a large body of...
Chima Ubani: Marytr of the People, 10 Years Gone!
by Baba Aye
Chima Ubani died in a car accident with Tunji Oyeleru, the Vanguard photo-editor on September 21, 2005 at Potiskum, he was just...
Nigeria: The Six Year Revolution
June 12; significance and lessons for the working class*
by Baba Aye
Introduction
Twenty two years ago, what has been described as “the freest and fairest elections”...
TRIBUTE: Celebrating Segun Osoba of Struggle
By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi
Dr Segun Osobamiro, a history teacher and revolutionary socialist of the Ife Collective was prominent in the 1970s. He submitted a...
MAY DAY 2015 and Nigerian workers
by BabaAye
As Nigeria workers join workers across the world to commemorate May Day 2015, we need to collectively reflect on the significance of the...
Kwame Nkrumah and African Unity
by Gyekye Tanoh
On May 25, it will be 53 years that the African Union was formed, as the Organisation of Africa Unity. As xenophobic...
War and General Elections in Nigeria
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama spoke “directly to...the people of Nigeria”, reminding us, so to speak of our triumphant struggles for independence and subsequently...
Beyond President Jonathan’s War on Terror
“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both” – Benjamin Franklin
President Jonathan...
Nigeria’s Rebirth: National Conference or Sovereign National Conference?
by Femi Aborisade
Introduction
There appears to be widespread concerns that something fundamental is wrong with Nigeria as presently constituted, not only in terms of perceived...
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