Browsing by Author "Onoja, Adoyi"

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    Beginning the Security Conversation in Nigeria
    (Department of History, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-01-06) Onoja, Adoyi; Ukase, Patrick; Mejida, Maiyaki M.
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    NIGERIANS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF XENOPHOBIA ACROSS AFRICA
    (Department of Sociology, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-06-06) Udo, Chikezie Osisiogu; Onoja, Adoyi; Mmahi, Okoro Paul; Anadi, Ngozi
    ace and ethnic relations are integral parts of a society's level of development. Xenophobia and xenophobic encounters occur worldwide in varying degrees. This paper is based on the experiences of Nigerians within the African continent. Consequences of xenophobia are highlighted and plausible theoretical explanations which include the Scapegoating, Relative deprivation and Economic theories are identified. The challenges confronting the efforts to achieve a xenophobic-free society are explored. Secondary sources of data such as reports from the mass media and academic research were reviewed. It is important for Nigerians to be cautions and security conscious when migrating to countries where xenophobic incidents have been reported. Relevant jurisdictions should compensate victims and prosecute offenders. All countries should endeavour to educate their populace and improve the quality of life of its citizens especially through meeting citizens' basic needs as, this would also enhance race and ethnic relations.
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    Remapping Secured Neighbourhoods in Conflict Pi one Nigeria: The Jos Example
    (Department of history facaulty of arts , nasarawa state university keffi, 2012-07-05) Onoja, Adoyi; Abene, Margaret N.
    An emerging issue in Nigeria's democratization is I he rising security consciousness of Nigerians. The military's definition of security not only put human beings and being human at the bottom of the scale, their style of governance closed most outlets for expression because they considered it as dissent. This created conditions and expectations that the political class promised to ameliorate when voted into office. Over a decade after their election into office, these conditions have not changed as conflicts continued unabated. One consequence of the conflicts is the rising exclusivity among hitherto if-iendly neighbors. Religion is one factor that drives and determines the conducts of Nigerians. Thus in the emerging settlement readjustment and determination of places to settle, Nigerians are increasingly guided by their physical safety. This paper, using primary and secondary sources, examines the emerging settlement patterns in Jos. The paper argues that democratic governments at all levels are yet to distance themselves-from the security policy inherited from the jnilitary and reorient their policy and programmed to catering for human being. The result is the creation of conflict conditions ■ which produces readjustment of hitherto plural neighborhood.
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    Revisiting the Power Probe in the Sixth Legislature and the Missed Opportunity for Reinventing Governance
    (Department of Political Science, Nasrawa State University, Keffi., 2011-02-03) Onoja, Adoyi
    The travail of the oil subsidy probe is an opportunity to re-examine the implication of probes in the legislature of the fourth republic. The Sixth Legislature offered a fresh perspective to governance after eight years of total emasculation of the Obasanjo regime. Never in the history of representative government in Nigeria had probes been conducted into the activities of previous administration. Military intervention, in sacking representative governments, truncated the development of the process. To this extent and to most Nigerians, probes was certainly novel. Equally novel was the enabling environment that fostered it. Ironically the enabling environment was initially put in place in the dying days of the Obasanjo government. The Yar’adua administration's “commitment” to the rule of law enabled other arms of government to show promises in fulfilling their potentials. The seeming coordination evident in the three arms of government but above all in the legislature, in its effort of policing the activities of the executive, had implications for governance. Using secondary data and content analysis, this paper examines the implication on governance of the power probe of the Sixth Legislature and the missed opportunity for reinventing Nigeria.