Opposition political parties in Nigeria have been battling with the politics of zero sum game whe... more Opposition political parties in Nigeria have been battling with the politics of zero sum game where winner takes all and loser lose all in a democratic setting since political independence in 1960. The ruling party used powers of incumbency, state treasury, state apparatus and all advantages of power to emasculate and dominate the political arena. This paper examined the role that All Progressive Congress (APC) played differently from the previous opposition parties in the country during the 2015 General Elections. The methodology adopted is the use of qualitative data analysis where selected informants from the categories of stakeholders associated with the subject of study were interviewed. The research concludes that but, for the significant role played by APC in challenging the ruling PDP in the 2015 General Elections, Nigeria would have turned into an official one party system with a choiceless democracy. The research recommends that, opposition political parties need to form a...
The linkage between small arms and light with conflict and security is indisputable. Certainly, h... more The linkage between small arms and light with conflict and security is indisputable. Certainly, highlighting their relationship is pertinent and it will help to understand their major role in conflict and security. This paper therefore, is about the nexus between small arms and light weapons (SALW) with conflict and security. The main objective of the paper is, to highlight the relationship between small arms and light weapons with conflict and security. These weapons are useful to both state security forces and non-state actors. The recent prevalence of armed conflict and insecurity, in many countries across the globe, is evidence of the availability of SALW. The paper utilised secondary data. The secondary data has been collected from the textbooks and journal articles. The paper found that small arms and light weapons are the major instruments used to perpetuate conflict and criminal activities. It further revealed that the proliferation of these weapons intensifies and prolongs ...
Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online... more Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC), a new technological means to distribute and share knowledge across borders. While technology deem it convenient to share works online, the copyright issue cannot be taken for granted since it may lead to unnecessary legal actions that will hamper constructive teaching and learning. It is necessary to have clear awareness on the copyright issues and to understand what strategy could be used to provide a secure and positive MOOC environment.This paper is aimed at identifying and explaining the relationship between works sharing and copyright issues in MOOC environment.The paper highlighted strategies that can be undertaken by someone who want to share their works that fall under the public domain, creative common licenses and open access repositories.
The proliferation of small arms, their illegal useand its threat can be felt directly by the peop... more The proliferation of small arms, their illegal useand its threat can be felt directly by the people and the communities. Most of small arms in Nigeriaare those stolen arms from the government armories and stockpiles.In addition, there are othersmall arms thathavebeen trafficking into the country from war-ton and conflict zones of the African continent. This article therefore, focuses on the threat of the proliferation of small arms in Nigeria from the human security perspective. The main objectiveof the article is to highlight the impact ofsmall arms on individuals and the communities. This article utilizes secondary data as its source of information. The data was mainly generated from the interviews, books and journal articles. Thearticletherefore, observes thatthe proliferation of small arms is a challenge to security of the individuals and communities.Itcauses massive death and injuries of civilians throughconflict and armed crimes. It also found that,small arms are used to perpe...
Political Behaviour determines electoral process and voting pattern in every democratic regime. I... more Political Behaviour determines electoral process and voting pattern in every democratic regime. In Nigeria, the political and socioeconomic settings as well as historical background of the country shaped the behaviour and voting pattern of the electorates in the Presidential elections that took place in the history of the state so far. This paper examined how political behaviour and voting pattern in the recently concluded 2015 Presidential Election determined the outcome of the votes and the winner.The main objective of the paper is to examine how the 2015 Presidential Election differs from the previous Presidential Elections in Nigeria as a result of the influence of political behaviour and voting pattern of the electorates.The methodology adopted for this work is the use of qualitative data where a case study was adopted.The research concludes that, the 2015 Presidential Election is different to some extent with the previous Presidential Elections in Nigeria as a result of change...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral umpire responsible for the ... more The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral umpire responsible for the conduct of general elections in Nigeria and other related electoral activities since the resurgence of democratic rule in 1999. One of these important electoral activities carried out by INEC is campaign monitoring and political party financing activities as provided in the Nigerian Constitution and the 2010 Electoral Act. This paper examined the role of INEC in monitoring candidates and parties' expenditure during the 2015 General Elections. The major problem was the way parties and candidates violated the regulations while INEC as the monitoring body was watchful without any concrete action. The paper used the qualitative method of data collection and analysis where the researchers went to the field and consulted informants in the affected agencies and individuals through interviews and Focus Group Discussions. The data obtained from the field was analysed using tables and other techniques of qualitative data analysis. The paper concludes that, politicians and their political parties spent above the campaign spending limits as provided by law in the 2015 General Elections and the electoral body (INEC) did not monitor properly the campaign spending due to lack of political will from policy-makers and loopholes in the law that empowered them to monitor the spending. The research recommends that for proper and effective campaign financing monitoring in future elections, INEC should be mandated to monitor all politicians and their activities during and after elections, the anti-graft agency (EFCC) should be involved in screening candidates while the Code of Conduct Bureau should be reinforced in watching public servants' assets.
Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online... more Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC), a new technological means to distribute and share knowledge across borders. While technology deem it convenient to share works online, the copyright issue cannot be taken for granted since it may lead to unnecessary legal actions that will hamper constructive teaching and learning. It is necessary to have clear awareness on the copyright issues and to understand what strategy could be used to provide a secure and positive MOOC environment. This paper is aimed at identifying and explaining the relationship between works sharing and copyright issues in MOOC environment. The paper highlighted strategies that can be undertaken by someone who want to share their works that fall under the public domain, creative common licenses and open access repositories.
Opposition political parties in Nigeria have been battling with the politics of zero sum game whe... more Opposition political parties in Nigeria have been battling with the politics of zero sum game where winner takes all and loser lose all in a democratic setting since political independence in 1960. The ruling party used powers of incumbency, state treasury, state apparatus and all advantages of power to emasculate and dominate the political arena. This paper examined the role that All Progressive Congress (APC) played differently from the previous opposition parties in the country during the 2015 General Elections. The methodology adopted is the use of qualitative data analysis where selected informants from the categories of stakeholders associated with the subject of study were interviewed. The research concludes that but, for the significant role played by APC in challenging the ruling PDP in the 2015 General Elections, Nigeria would have turned into an official one party system with a choiceless democracy. The research recommends that, opposition political parties need to form a...
The linkage between small arms and light with conflict and security is indisputable. Certainly, h... more The linkage between small arms and light with conflict and security is indisputable. Certainly, highlighting their relationship is pertinent and it will help to understand their major role in conflict and security. This paper therefore, is about the nexus between small arms and light weapons (SALW) with conflict and security. The main objective of the paper is, to highlight the relationship between small arms and light weapons with conflict and security. These weapons are useful to both state security forces and non-state actors. The recent prevalence of armed conflict and insecurity, in many countries across the globe, is evidence of the availability of SALW. The paper utilised secondary data. The secondary data has been collected from the textbooks and journal articles. The paper found that small arms and light weapons are the major instruments used to perpetuate conflict and criminal activities. It further revealed that the proliferation of these weapons intensifies and prolongs ...
Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online... more Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC), a new technological means to distribute and share knowledge across borders. While technology deem it convenient to share works online, the copyright issue cannot be taken for granted since it may lead to unnecessary legal actions that will hamper constructive teaching and learning. It is necessary to have clear awareness on the copyright issues and to understand what strategy could be used to provide a secure and positive MOOC environment.This paper is aimed at identifying and explaining the relationship between works sharing and copyright issues in MOOC environment.The paper highlighted strategies that can be undertaken by someone who want to share their works that fall under the public domain, creative common licenses and open access repositories.
The proliferation of small arms, their illegal useand its threat can be felt directly by the peop... more The proliferation of small arms, their illegal useand its threat can be felt directly by the people and the communities. Most of small arms in Nigeriaare those stolen arms from the government armories and stockpiles.In addition, there are othersmall arms thathavebeen trafficking into the country from war-ton and conflict zones of the African continent. This article therefore, focuses on the threat of the proliferation of small arms in Nigeria from the human security perspective. The main objectiveof the article is to highlight the impact ofsmall arms on individuals and the communities. This article utilizes secondary data as its source of information. The data was mainly generated from the interviews, books and journal articles. Thearticletherefore, observes thatthe proliferation of small arms is a challenge to security of the individuals and communities.Itcauses massive death and injuries of civilians throughconflict and armed crimes. It also found that,small arms are used to perpe...
Political Behaviour determines electoral process and voting pattern in every democratic regime. I... more Political Behaviour determines electoral process and voting pattern in every democratic regime. In Nigeria, the political and socioeconomic settings as well as historical background of the country shaped the behaviour and voting pattern of the electorates in the Presidential elections that took place in the history of the state so far. This paper examined how political behaviour and voting pattern in the recently concluded 2015 Presidential Election determined the outcome of the votes and the winner.The main objective of the paper is to examine how the 2015 Presidential Election differs from the previous Presidential Elections in Nigeria as a result of the influence of political behaviour and voting pattern of the electorates.The methodology adopted for this work is the use of qualitative data where a case study was adopted.The research concludes that, the 2015 Presidential Election is different to some extent with the previous Presidential Elections in Nigeria as a result of change...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral umpire responsible for the ... more The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral umpire responsible for the conduct of general elections in Nigeria and other related electoral activities since the resurgence of democratic rule in 1999. One of these important electoral activities carried out by INEC is campaign monitoring and political party financing activities as provided in the Nigerian Constitution and the 2010 Electoral Act. This paper examined the role of INEC in monitoring candidates and parties' expenditure during the 2015 General Elections. The major problem was the way parties and candidates violated the regulations while INEC as the monitoring body was watchful without any concrete action. The paper used the qualitative method of data collection and analysis where the researchers went to the field and consulted informants in the affected agencies and individuals through interviews and Focus Group Discussions. The data obtained from the field was analysed using tables and other techniques of qualitative data analysis. The paper concludes that, politicians and their political parties spent above the campaign spending limits as provided by law in the 2015 General Elections and the electoral body (INEC) did not monitor properly the campaign spending due to lack of political will from policy-makers and loopholes in the law that empowered them to monitor the spending. The research recommends that for proper and effective campaign financing monitoring in future elections, INEC should be mandated to monitor all politicians and their activities during and after elections, the anti-graft agency (EFCC) should be involved in screening candidates while the Code of Conduct Bureau should be reinforced in watching public servants' assets.
Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online... more Various higher education institutions around the world have been adopting the Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC), a new technological means to distribute and share knowledge across borders. While technology deem it convenient to share works online, the copyright issue cannot be taken for granted since it may lead to unnecessary legal actions that will hamper constructive teaching and learning. It is necessary to have clear awareness on the copyright issues and to understand what strategy could be used to provide a secure and positive MOOC environment. This paper is aimed at identifying and explaining the relationship between works sharing and copyright issues in MOOC environment. The paper highlighted strategies that can be undertaken by someone who want to share their works that fall under the public domain, creative common licenses and open access repositories.
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