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ABSTRACT The project on the influence of endsars protest on political interest of Nigerian youths. The project aimed at investigating the influence of endsars protest on political interest of Nigerian youths, determining the relationship between endsars protest and political interest of youths and finding out if the political interest of youths is gender-based. A total of 134 respondents were selected from the population figure out of which the sample size ...

Abstract This study examines the political economy of kidnapping for ransom and the danger of top-bottom approach to security. With a view to underscore its implications for security of Akpabuyo LGA of Cross rivers state. This is against the backdrop of the rising incidence and prevalence of the crime in contemporary Nigeria. By way of qualitative analysis, predicated on secondary sources, the paper posits that kidnapping has been motivated and ...

ABSTRACT The study is focused on a critical investiagation of banditry on rural community development using funtua local Government in Kastina State as a case study.  Survey research design and convenience sampling method was employed for the study. Fifty (50) educated respondent who are residents of Funtua Local government in Kastina State were purporsively selected which forms the population for the study. Using questionnaire as an instrument, forty-seven (47) were ...

ABSTRACT The main focus of this study is to examine the activities of fulani herdsmen and its implication on community development using Etsako Local Government Area in Edo State as case study. Survey research design was employed, Using convenience sampling method the research conveniently selected 256 participants who are residents of Etsako LGA. Well structured Questionnaire in Likert scale was issued and out of 256 copies  225 copies were returned ...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the  analysis of ipob agitation and the need for national restructuring in Nigeria using Ikwerre local government as case study.. Specifically, the study examined the cause of agitation of the IPOB community, know if the indigenous IPOB has caused violence in anyway to Nigeria, learn if the indigenous people of Biafra have been dissolved due to the reconstruction of Nigeria. The study employed ...

ABSTRACT Thuggery has become a pervasive phenomenon affecting innocent individuals and government activities in Nigeria. It is against this background, therefore, this research was carried out to study the incidence of political thuggery among youths in Yewa South L.G.A. of Ogun state. The method of data collection and analysis is quantitative through the use of a questionnaire. The data analysis involved simple percentages and tabulation for the research objectives and ...

ABSTRACT This project is on the evaluation of ethnicity and the issue of political development in nigeria. the ethnicity is a social consult that indicates identification with a particular group. which is often decended from common ancestors. members as the group share common cultural traits (such as language religion and dress) and are on an identificable minority within the larger nation - state. while  political  development is the progressive  reduction ...

ABSTRACT The research is concerned with Child Labour in Nigeria, Challenges and Prospects. The most important aspect of this study is to investigate to what extent labour among children affect their moral conducts and social relationship with others because no individual person leaves in isolation, the research also aims at determining the socio-economic effects of labour in order to bring them to the notice of the people and offer possible and ...

Abstract  Over the years, internally generated revenue in Nigeria has been plagued with several limiting factors such as weak administrative lapses and weak administrative facilities like the evidence of manually compiled database of tax payers. e-government was however identified as a solution to addressing most of the limiting issues of internally generated revenue. The study examines the effect of e-government on internally generated revenue in local governments, lagos. The Technology ...

Abstract This study explores the history and relevance of hashtags and timeline of prominent hashtags in Nigeria. In particular, it explores Nigeria’s #Endsars, a hashtag used to create awareness on police brutality such as, extortion, rape, physical and verbal assault, extrajudicial killings, wanton arrests and other forms of intimidation tactics against young innocent Nigerians. It discusses the history of police brutality, the creation of Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) and the commencement of ...

INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The  Special  Anti-Robbery  Squad  (SARS)  was  created  in  Lagos State in 1992, a time when Notorious armed robbers such as Shina Rambo6 were in control of the state (Midenda, 2017). It was created as a faceless police unit that performs undercover  operations  against  armed  robbers.  Within almost  two  decades  of  its  creation,  the  unit  has  spread  across the various states of the country. The spread ...

ABSTRACT Introduction The Endsars protest in Nigeria was an offshoot of police brutality against Nigerians. The protest initially started as an online campaign in twitter with the hashtag #Endsars. The protest which kicked off in a peaceful manner later metamorphosed into a violent protest when hoodlums, thugs and perceived political hired assassins hijacked it. The result of the violent protest had its worst tolls on the members of the Nigerian ...

Abstract Introduction The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria was established to address insecurity and crimes in the nation. Rather than maintaining  their definite stated objective, they fallout with the law by profiling and harassing young people which led to wrongful arrests, brutalization and loss of innocent lives. In response to the recent deaths instigated by SARS officers, anti-SARS protests erupted across the nation and around the world. Two weeks ...

ABSTRACT At independence, the economies of Nigeria and India were dominated by primary production, mainly agriculture. However, within some decades, India transformed and overtook Nigeria, emerging as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, while Nigeria’s development lagged behind considerably. This research comparatively assessed the role of leadership in economic development experiences of these two countries from the period of their independence to 2013. The indices of comparison ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Amuwo (2005) and Obayelu (2007) consider corruption as the exploitation of public position, resources and power for private gain. Fjeldstad&Isaksen (2008, p. 3) and Ogundiya (2009, p. 5) define corruption as “the betrayal of public trust for individual or sectional gain.” Obayelu went further to identify corruption as “efforts to secure wealth or power through illegal means for private gain at public ...

Abstract The ugly phenomenon of thuggery in Nigerian politics space is a hydra-monster. The prevalent incidences of political thuggery particularly during general elections and even re-run elections in the country is alarming. Political thuggery is an aspect of social violence which is devastating in Nigerian democracy. The menace has become detrimental to democratic sustainability in Nigerian politics in which thugs move mostly in groups victimising, terrorising, intimidating, and injuring innocent ...

Abstract Electoral Violence has been one of the most prevalent forms of violence in Nigeria since the return of democracy in 1999. The manifestation of this violence has grown in magnitude and consequences from 2007-2011 with negative implications for democratic stability. With the use of oral and written sources; the attractiveness of political offices, poverty, a culture of impunity, and rigging among others have been indentified as factors responsible for ...

Abstract The rural areas of Geiri LGA of Adamawa State, Nigeria are inhabited by the bulk of the population. They serve as the base for the production of food and fiber and principal market for domestic manufactures. This relevance informed the government to adopt several strategies in the past to transform the sector. This study examines the impact of community based rural development agency on rural development. The rural people ...

ABSTRACT There has been a persisting challenges of accountability and transparency in local government councils in Nigeria. The objective of this study has been to ascertain whether accountability and transparency has put to check the circumvention of due process in financial and non-financial activities of the Local government council in Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study, 55 Adminstrative management and 30 internal auditing totaling 85 was ...

ABSTRACT NIGERIAN FEDERALISM and Intergovernmental  relation is dated back to the colonial era. However, a trace of the Nigerian federation shows that the relationship between the central and state, state and state, federal state and local government and local government and local government have been that of competition tensions and conflicts occasioned by the diversify historically, linguistically, culturally,  religious, and otherwise in the management of their jurisdictional  power, fiscal policies, ...