Despite the contemporary importance attached to technical and vocational education (TVE)
as a panacea for tackling growing unemployment in developing countries, the development …

Since the return to democratic rule in May 1999, Nigeria has witnessed a number of security
challenges associated with militancy, kidnapping, armed robbery, political assassinations …

Police legitimacy is a microcosm of governmental legitimacy more broadly, yet scholars
have yet to agree on conceptual definitions of either. Lack of clarity on the theoretical …

The devastating and destructive tendency of armed banditry in northwestern Nigeria is
alarming. Drawing on failed state theory as a framework of analysis, this chapter argues that …

There is growing citizens' expectations for responsive government that will proffer solutions
to developmental challenges such as poverty, deteriorating infrastructure and …

Who or what is to blame for the elusive governance, development and security in Africa?
Security and good governance are precondition for sustained development. Security …

Abstract The Nigerian Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram, has come to increasingly and
menacingly occupy the headlines, triggered by waves of deadly bomb attacks strategically …

There has been a dramatic increase in intra-state conflicts in Africa and many countries in
Africa have experienced an upsurge of insurgency within their territories. This paper begins …

The study examined the relationship between mass uprisings and insurgencies and the
impact of international involvement on escalation of mass uprisings into an insurgency. The …