CONTENTS
Section 1: Profile………………………………………………………………………………………........….p 1
Chapters 1: Professor Abednego Ekoko: His Scholarship in
Perspective- L.E Otoide & E.C Emordi……………………………………………....…..p 3

Section 2: Conflict and Security Studies………………………………………………………......p 13
Chapters 2: Maritime Terrorism and Piracy, and United States
Interests in the Gulf of Guinea- Ayodeji Olukoju………………………..……...…p 15
Chapters 3: From NDDC to Amnesty: Change and Continuity in the
Denouement of the Niger Delta crisis. S.O. Aghalino……………………..…….p 43
Chapters 4: Increasing Spate of Kidnapping for Ramson in conterporary
Nigeria: Implications for National Security. Julius Unumen and Cyril
Emordi………………………………………………………………………………………………......p 61
Chapters 5: Oil Spillages and Environmental Conflict in the Gulfs of Guinea
and Mexico- C.B.N. Ogbogbo…………………………………………………………...….p 83
Chapters 6: Nigeria and the Challenges of Peace Support Operations in
Africa- Celestine O. Bassey………………………………………………………………..….p 97

Section 3. Group and inter-state Relations……………………………………………………...p 119
Chapters 7: Continuity and Changes in Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
- Martin Uhomoibhi…………………………………………………………………………......p 121
Chapters 8: The Major Donors and Overseas Development Assistance to
sub-sahara Africa-Bolade Eyinla…………………………………………………………...p 127
Chapters 9: West African in British and French Geo-Politics 1889-1945-
Yomi Akinyeye………………………………………………………………………………….....…p 145
Chapters 10: The International Relations of Benin Kingdom-
Leo.E. Otoine…………………………………………………………………………………...…..p 163
Chapters 11: The Ethno-Nationalism in Itsekin- Izon- Urhoho Relations in
Warri in the Twentieth Century – Anthony Ifediora ……………….……...……p 185
Section 4: Political and Social Institutions……………………………………………………......p 213
Chapters 12: The Quest for True Federalism- Egbosa Osaghae…………..p 215
Chapters 13: Military Rule,human Society and The Nigeria State-
-E C Emordi…………………………………………………………………………………………....p 241
Chapters 14: Missionary, Colonial Medicine and Leprosy control in Colonial
Nigeria – Onaiwu Ogbomo……………………………………………………………......…p 267
Chapters 15: The Accra Riots (1948) Radical Nationalism in Nigeria and
British colonial Policy 1948-1960 – Olakunle Lawal……………………………..p 287
Chapters 16: Africanists, Neo-Weberism and the Pervasive Euro-Centrism
In the Analysis of African Development Trajectory- Jeremiah Dibua….p 305
Chapters 17: Historicizing the Logic of Post-Politics: Political Depluralisation
And the possibility of Democracy in Nigeria- Ehimika Ifidon…………..…p 325
Chapters18: The Nigeria Youth Movement in Crises: New Perspectives
from the Colonial Press – Emmanual Nwafor Mordi……………………..…...p 351
Section 5: Border Management………………………………………………………………….........p 369
Chapters 19: Role of Conflict in Foreign Policy: Nigeria’s dilemma Over
Bakassi Peninsula – Ebere Richard Adigbuo………………………………........…p 371
Chapters 20: Nigeria and Her Neighbours: Securing Peaceful Co-existence
And co-Prosperity Through Effective Boundary and Border Management
Mohammed Bose Ahmed…………………………………………………………….....…..p 397
Chapters 21: Inter-State Boundary Conflicts between Akwa-Ibom and Cross
River States: Matters Arising – Philip Afaha……………………………………..…p 411
Chapters 22: Peaceful Co-Existence and Sustainable Border Development
Between Nigeria and her Contiguous Neighbours-
Onorughe Ikelegbe…………………………………………………………………………...….p 435 Section 6: Education and Methods……………………………..…………………………....….....p 455
Chapters 23: University education in Nigeria: 1990-1999 –
Amakievi O.I Gabriel………………………………...……………………………….....……..p 457
Chapter 24: Effective Method of Teaching History- Levi Amadi…........….....…..p 479
Section 7: Communication………....…………………………………………………………......……p 487
Chapters 25: Celebrating a life of Integrity: A Tribute – Effiong Bob…p 489