Dr. GODDEY ONWUKA OYIBO
Publication Title Reparation as an Option in African Foreign Relations.
Publication Type journal
Publisher Port Harcourt Journal of History & Diplomatic Studies (PJHDS). Volume 6 No. 4 December, 2019
Publication Authors Onwuka, Oyibo Goddey, Ehimatie Amaechi
Year Published 2019-12-12
Abstract Discussions in academic circles are replete with debate about the justification or otherwise of
African demand for reparations on the ground of decades of slavery and eventual colonization of
Africa by European countries. While the debate between the reparationists and their critics rage,
the fundamental rationale behind the demand for reparations could not be pushed beyond mere
moral persuasions. It is therefore, upon the lack of legal justifications and the complexities in the
entire slavery and colonial episodes that this paper attempts to x-ray the debate for and against the
demand for reparations. Relying mostly on secondary sources of data collection and analysis, the
paper posits that though the two grounds upon which Africans are demanding for reparation
(Slavery and colonialism are huge injustices to the African race, the lack of legal framework, the
lukewarm approach to the matter and the precarious situation of African nations in global politics,
constitute major setbacks to the actualization of reparation agenda. In the final analysis, the paper
recommends that African nations should through the instrumentalities of regional and sub-regional
bodies embark on capacity building through massive industrialization, technological and scientific
invocations that would give real international powers to Africa in order to compete favorably with
other European states at the global stage. As more and more African nations emerge as world
powers in global affairs, they can give a bite to the quest for reparation.
Publication Title THE AFRICAN UNION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA: THE NEED FOR AFRICAN MILITARY FORCE.
Publication Type journal
Publisher Conflict management and Peace Building in Africa Vol. 1
Publication Authors ONWUKA OYIBO GODDEY
Year Published 2000-09-09
Abstract Africa since independence has experienced different conflicts that plagued her developmental
initiatives. These conflicts diverted African resources 10 non-productive uses and made Africa to
waste her energies and abilities on comparatively worthless objects. The root causes of these
conflicts were local but the dynamics which fuelled them were tied to regional and inter-ethnic
rivalries. These conflicts seek to tear the nations involved apart. The problem uf fostering
continental peace has not gone without notice among African states: The Organization of African
Unity, later African Union, has since its formation in 1963 been involved in the resolution of
conflicts in Africa through the use of ad-hoe committees without much success recorded.There is
need for policy re-orientation on the part of the African union for effective performance. This
article focuses on the need for the establishment of an Africa Military Force.
Publication Title THE IMPERATIVE OF TEACHING HISTORY IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: THE NEED TO REKINDLE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT.
Publication Type journal
Publisher Journals of Academics Vol. 2. N0. 1, 2007, Publisher: Association of Nigerian Academics (ANA)
Publication Authors ONWUKA OYIBO GODDEY
Year Published 2007-07-07
Abstract There is a great decline in students' enrolment of History in senior school certificate examinations
conducted by the West African Examinations council (WAEC) and National Examination council
(NECO). This poses a great challenge to historians in view of the role of History in the
development of a nation. The problem of the unwieldy nature of the History syllabus which is far
above the level of the secondary school students for whom it is meant, the lack of resourcefulness
and the inability of most History teachers to adopt good methodology of teaching the subject recuse
students interest in enrolling History in senior school certificate Examination. There is the need to
rekindle student’s interests in the subject for we cannot have a true perception of the present that
is not strongly influenced by a version of the past which History stands for.The aim of this article
is to solicit the efforts of the teachers and the government towards rekindling the interest of the
students in the subject.
Publication Title THE RELEVANCE OF ORAL EVIDENCE IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFRICAN HISTORY. ONWUKA OYIBO GODDEY
Publication Type journal
Publisher Association of Nigerian Academics (ANA). Journal of Academics Volume 3 Number 1. 2008
Publication Authors ONWUKA OYIBO GODDEY
Year Published 2008-08-08
Abstract The relevance of oral evidence in the reconstruction of African history cannot be over emphasized.
For many years scholars doubted the authenticity of the use of oral history in recording African
past, they depended solely on written records derived from European and Arabic sources. It is
against this background that this study has become very necessary especially this period of
enhancing the standard of education in Nigeria.A detailed and an objective study of African history
with emphasis on the development of institutions and people cannot be successfully done using
written sources alone. In this study we want to establish that for a thorough study of African history
written sources must be authenticated by oral sources.
Publication Title Educational activities in the Post-Covid Era: The Nigerian experience.
Publication Type journal
Publisher HUMANUS DISCOURSE Vol. 4. NO 1. 2024 ISSN 2787-0308 (ONLINE)
Paper Link http://humanusdiscourse.website2.me/
Publication Authors Gold, Sunday Chukwuemeka, Onwuka Oyibo Goddey
Year Published 2024-09-09
Abstract Nigerian societies saw an unusual experience in the academic cycle as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure of primary, post-primary and tertiary
institutions by the Federal and State governments prevailed in most states in
Nigeria as one of the measures to checkmate the spread of COVID-19 after the
WHO declared it a pandemic disease. The shutdown of schools in most states in
Nigeria affected the academic syllabus to a great extent. The post-COVID-19
experience in Nigeria resulted in the rescheduling of final exams before the
lockdown, while some schools cancelled or rescheduled exam dates, just to
minimize the spread of the virus. The paper using an analytical method argues
that COVID-19 has contributed negatively and positively to the Nigerian
educational system. Positively it has enlightened many in the academic world in
Nigeria on the importance of virtual education. Negatively, it destroyed to an
extent our traditional educational system. However, the paper recommends that
the Federal government of Nigeria should improve on the new system of education
in the New Normal World by equipping various schools with new facilities for
virtual education. This is because the omen might result again. More so, teachers
in primary, post-primary and tertiary institutions should embark on virtual
education training.
Publication Title Ethno-Religious Conflicts and Insecurity in Nigeria
Publication Type journal
Publisher Academica Press Washington-London
Publication Authors Oyibo Goddey Onwuka
Year Published 2019-09-09
Abstract Nigeria, by virtue of the amalgamation of 1914, became an
embodiment of diverse ethnic and religious groups. The amalgamation
brought the Southern and the Northern Protectorates with over three
hundred ethnic groups together as one country. They came together with
their diverse cultures, tradition, customs and religions into an entity called
Nigeria. Nwaoga Nche and Olihe (2014) noted that this epoch-making
amalgamation was unfortunately done without the consent of the people;
hence, it has been variously criticized by many Nigerians and nonNigerians.
The lumping together of various peoples into one country has
made her to be caught-up in the vortex of intractable conflicts and wars
fought along ethnic and religious lines. Nigeria as a country has
experienced many devastating and traumatic conflicts in different parts of
the country. Some of these conflicts have shaken the very foundation of
the country that some even threatened to secede from the federation. The
threat to secede because of conflict is however not a recent development
in the political history of Nigeria. It happened in 1953 when Chief
Anthony Enahoro moved a motion for independence. In the crisis that
followed, the Northern region threatened to secede. That was before
independence.
Soon after independence, there was a major political crisis which
led to the first military coup in Nigeria. The crisis escalated and led to the
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secession of the eastern region as the Republic of Biafra. The events that
followed gave birth to a brutal civil war that lasted for two and half years,
before eastern region was reintegrated into the country. The effects of that
war have not been forgotten in the mind of Nigerians especially from the
Eastern part of the country. In 1993, when the June 12, presidential
election was annulled, Nigeria boiled as there was threat that the western
part of the country would secede and Nigeria will be no more. But that did
not happen.
None of these conflicts mentioned is as delicate and all-embracing
as ethno-religious conflict which is the focus of this article. Conflicts are
related to religion when some of its protagonists are religious
organizations, mainly churches or Islamic groups or when the protagonists
have strong religious affiliations. In this case the stakeholders advocate a
religious agenda. Ethno-religious conflicts cut across borders, tribes and it
divides families where there are different religious beliefs. Even political
conflicts in Nigeria are given ethnic or religious interpretations thereby
promoting faith-based sentiments. There are three major religions in
Nigeria. These include Islam, Christianity and traditional religion. Among
these religions, Islam and Christianity are always at „war? with each other.
Nigeria was rated the most religious country in the world in 2004.
With ninety percent of the population believing in God, praying regularly,
attending religious services and affirming their readiness to die on behalf
of their belief (World Religious News, 2004). According to Ogunbado
(2008), in Nigeria, most Hausa – Fulani in the North are Muslims, most
Ibo people in the South-East are Christians, while the Yoruba people in
the South West are both Muslims and Christians with Muslims slightly in
the majority
Publication Title PAN AFRICANISM
Publication Type journal
Publisher International Journal of Politics and Development in Africa Vol.2 No. 1 June 2010
Publication Authors L.C. AZIKEN And O.G. ONWUKA
Year Published 2010-06-06
Abstract Pan-Africanism was an idea that metamorphosed into a movement. It was conceived by few
African-Americans in the New World out of the traumatic slavery experience in the nineteenth
century. When the Atlantic slave trade was finally abolished, the legitimate trade on African
agricultural produce was introduced. This change of events necessitated European colonisation of
African States. Before the first quarter of the twentieth century, more than three-quarters of the
African States had been colonised by the European imperialists. Pan-African movement was
therefore formed to unite Africans including Afro-Americans as one people, and also to be used
as an instrument to decolonise the African continent. This write-up is a tribute to the exponents of
the African course in this regard.
Publication Title MILITARY IN POLITICS IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT
Publication Type journal
Publisher Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society Volume 3, March 2011
Publication Authors Onwuka Oyibo Goddey
Year Published 2011-03-03
Abstract The coming of the military into the political scene in Nigeria marked a watershed in the political
development of Nigeria. The military came in to correct, the ills in the society amidst jubilation by
civilians and though contributed to the nation's development in various ways, it is however the
contention of this paper that the military rather than solve the problems in the Nigerian nation have
compounded it. The military through, the abuse of power, corruption, and blatant abuse of the
fundamental human, rights of the citizens created political instability. The paper submits that the
only thing that can, remove the military from politics is the enthronement of a genuine democracy
in Nigeria.
Publication Title CONSTRAINTS OF TEACHING HISTORY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE: IKA NORTH EAST AND IKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AS CASE STUDIES.
Publication Type journal
Publisher Academic Scholarship Journal Vol. 8. No.1, April, 2014
Publication Authors Onwuka Oyibo Goddey
Year Published 2014-04-04
Abstract This article presents a study which is aimed at identifying the problems and constraints of
racking history in post primary schools in Nigeria. The problem of teaching history is often
traced to the low production capacity of the history teacher. This article argues that the
dullness of history lessons in class and lack of interest among the students can also be
traced to the teacher who is accused of lack of resourcefulness, laziness, intellectual
bankruptcy and lack of interest in the subject. Finally, it is argued that the introduction of
non - professional historians as history teachers also constitutes a major problem in
teaching history. It is against this background that this study has become necessary in order
to make useful suggestions aimed at arresting the constraints. The article summits that the
solution to these problems lies in the co-operation of the teachers, students
and the government.
Publication Title GOOD GOVERNANCE: AN ANTIDOTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND SECURITY IN TE NIGER DELTA
Publication Type journal
Publisher Sustainable Environmental Peace and Security in The Niger Delta
Publication Authors ONWUKA OYIBO GODDEY And AZIKEN LUCKY CHUKWUYEM
Year Published 2011-11-11
Abstract Lack of good governance has been a clog in the midst of Nigeria’s move towards sustainable peace
curity in the Niger Delta. One would have thought that the attainment of independence in 1960
would arrest the violence and political animosity preceding independence. This was be as the crisis
that followed independence climaxed in the Nigerian civil war (1967 – 1970) tervening years of
military dictatorship before and after the fall of the second republic and violence on the people and
many lost their lives in protests against harsh economic policies marginalization. This made
Nigerians to cry out for a return to democratic rule. The yearnings as were met and Nigerians
returned to democratic rule in 1999. However peace and security Nigeria. The leadership became
corrupt and reneged their electoral promises thus leaving communities under develop while they
live in affluence. This led to agitations especially among the oil ng communities for resource
control. Violent agitations has led to the killing of security, taking of hostages and pipeline
vandalization all in attempt to draw the attention of government to the sufferings of the people.
The position of this paper is that government has not done anything to restore peace in the Niger
Delta. Only a visionary focused, unbiased and a disciplined who is not parochial can bring peace
and security in the Niger Delta.
Publication Title An Assessment Nigeria's Foreign Policy Under President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (1985-1993)
Publication Type journal
Publisher Port Harcourt Journal of History & Diplomatic Studies (PJHDS). Volume 6 No. 4 December, 2019
Publication Authors Ehimatie Amaechi, Onwuka Oyibo Goddey
Year Published 2917-09-09
Abstract Nigeria as a nation state gained her political independence in 1960. However, between 1960 and 1999, Nigerian armed forces made incessant incursions into the politics and governance of the country