A lecture given at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in honour of Chief Emeka Anyaoku, 17th January, 2003. The topic of the lecture was the nature of democracy and the silencing of dissent, opposition and opinion in Nigeria. 17pp, NIGERIA. SPECTRUM BOOKS LTD, 9780294422

The second volume of essays collected to celebrate the academic achievements of Toyin Falola. The main topic of these thirty one essays are the history of Nigeria during the colonial period when the country emerged as a political unit. Each article discusses a different aspect of this era looking at nationalism, constitutional development, politics and government, economy and culture. Index, notes, 697pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1592211194

A report covering the findings of Commonwealth Observer Group during the Nigerian general and Presidential elections in 2003. 57pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.

Describes what steps might be taken by Nigerians and the international community to avoid a breakdown of democracy, and possibly stability, in the wake of Nigeria's April 2007 electoral contest and to tackle Nigeria's fundamental challenges of governance, security, and development in the longer term. 41pp, USA. BROOKINGS.

A personal account of over half a century of elections in Nigeria, providing a rich documentation of the political background and events that characterised the period. Index, xiii, 181pp, NIGERIA. SPECTRUM BOOKS.

2005 9780295445 Paperback

An examination of the political bases, strategies and structures of Nigerian political parties during the final phase of British colonial rule. The author focuses on the dynamic interaction of three social forces: nationalism, class and cultural particularism. First published in 1963, this edition includes a new introduction by the author, defining the characteristics of modern political parties and the intellectual origin of the independence era parties and their successors. Index, bib, notes, maps, xxx, 578pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1592212093

A collection of essays, commissioned to honour one of Nigeria's and Africa's most outstanding political scientists of his generation, brings together twenty six contri-butions from scholars of all generations, who all have connections with the University of Ibadan. These include: Wale Adebanwi, Adigun Agbaje, LaRay Denzer, L. Adele Jinadu, Richard Sklar, Rotimi Suberu and Adebayo Williams. The essays are organised into four sections; the structure, history, processes and dynamics of Nigeria's federal system, governance issues, the formulations and transformations of identity politics and global contexts of the production and reproductions of the Nigerian state and society. BNS, 492pp, NIGERIA. IBADAN U P, 9781214007

Nigerian economics and social science specialists present responses to pertinent and urgent issues confronting the present reforming Obasanjo Government, and the future development of Nigeria's political economy. BNS, 164pp, NIGERIA. MALTHOUSE, 978023151X

In the 1990s, Nigeria, like several countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, underwent transition programs to return the country to democracy. Nigeria's democratization in the 1990s was a civil and international movement to free Nigeria from over 20 years of authoritarian military rule. Agbese examines the role and agenda of the Nigerian press in the democratization process, highlighting the grave challenges the Nigerian press faced - such as jail, arrest, and assassination - in pushing for democratization in Nigeria. 130pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE

Covers all the themes in the modern history of Nigeria - education, political development, gender, federalism, ethnicity, languages, cultures and arts - in 22 essays. 445pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 0865439982

Describes the unearthing of the root causes of the shortcomings of existing political systems in Nigeria, and how to reform them. He begins by surveying the political history, principles and ramifications of democracy. He identifies the trends towards 'universal democracy' which he brands 'holocracy.' Index, app, tables, 258pp, NIGERIA. SPECTRUM BOOKS LTD.