Nigeria, the giant of Africa, is a West African country with a total land area of 910,770 square
kilometers and a population of 198,778,607 people. She is made up of diverse people …

The Niger Delta is dying. Petrobusiness activities have caused severe environmental
damage and climate change in its communities thus leading to massive destruction of …

The two regions with the greatest incidence of maritime piracy in Africa, the Horn of Africa
and the Gulf of Guinea, are also known for the low quality of the institutions underlying their …

This article examines the strategic and operational responses adopted by the Nigerian
government in countering Boko Haram terrorism, with a view to understanding the prevailing …

The discovery of oil in commercial quantity in Nigeria in 1956 ushered in a period
characterized by endemic crises of oil rents management and corporate insecurity. From …

This paper examines the roles of environmental degradation and corruption in fueling
conflicts in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It argues that while environmental degradation …

Fidelis Allen situates violent conflict in the Niger Delta in the context of failure by government
to effectively implement relevant oil-related environmental policies intended to achieve …

The study of politics, or political science, focuses on both the abstract theories and practical
operation of government and politics. The phenomenon of piracy on the east and west …

Since the oil boom, violence in the Niger Delta has been a growing issue for the Nigerian
state. Persistent poverty, underdevelopment, and environmental degradation have given …

As democracy returns to Nigeria in the late 1990s, novel forms of militia agitations and
struggle re-emerged and took a different turn which deepened in the decade. The paper is a …