Olukoshi, Adebayo O. “Beyond the State : Nigeria’s Search for Positive Leadership.” Ibadan, Nigeria: Ibadan University Press, 2005.

This book was commissioned as part of a research project, located in the Centre for Social Science Research and Development, an independent research organisation based in Ikorodu, Nigeria, with the intention of building knowledge about positive leadership in Nigeria. Supported by the Ford Foundation, it is part of a global initiative to encourage a diversified understanding of leadership beyond State and public actors, giving prominence to new ideas, and recognising leaders in various communities whose work have contributed to positive social change.

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Omenka Gallery

Art gallery

Lagos, Nigeria

https://www.omenkagallery.com/

Description:

This is a leading art gallery in Nigeria representing a fine selection  of established and emerging Nigerian and international artists. Omenka  regularly collaborates with international artists to create a culture of experimentation  and creative exchange between local and international artists.

Cephas N. Omenyo

Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Accra-Ghana

Contact:

comenyo@ug.edu.gh

Omenyo Cephas, N. and Anum, Eric B, 2014. Trajectories of Religion in Africa. Essays in Honour of John S. Pobee. Studies in World Christianity and Interreligious Relations, Volume: 48 Brill, 2014.

The book discusses issues relating to mission, ecumenism, and theological education and is presented in four sections. The first segment discusses works on ecumenical and theological education and assesses the relevance of the World Council of Churches. Other issues discussed in this segment relate to the interrelationships that exist between academic theology, ecumenism, and Christianity. The World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910, which set the agenda for world-wide mission in a promising manner in the 1920s, is also assessed in this section of the work. The second segment, which covers Religion and Public Space, discusses works that examine the relationships between religion and power, religion and development, religion and traditional religious beliefs, and religion and practices in Africa. The third segment of the book treats Religion and Cultural Practices in African and how all these works out in couching out an African theology and African Christianity. Some of the issues discussed in this section related to African traditional philosophy, spiritism, and the interrelationships that exist between African Christianity and African Traditional Religion. The last segment of the book discusses the issue of African biblical hermeneutics and specifically looks at contemporary hermeneutical approaches to biblical interpretations in Africa.

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Omer, Rabah Ali. "The Integration of Traditional leaders and The Democratization Process." Graduate Theses and Dissertations. Paper 10658(2009): 1-103.

Omer uses the Sudanese example to discuss the issue of governance in traditional and rural areas. Her research sought to ascertain whether traditional leaders’ integration in the democratization process increases popular political participation in Sudan. The author analyses the evolution of traditional leadership in Sudan and their influence on sociopolitical landscape. She also examines the relationship between traditional authority and central authority. Omer concludes that Traditional leaders can help strengthen representation of rural communities by promoting participation at the local and national level for nation-building. The author notes that since traditional leaders are involved in different types of social processes and have significant influence over their communities, they should be part of the democratization process. Secondly their influence should be used to link the people at the grassroots level to central authorities. Third, organizing traditional leaders into local forms of institutions will transform their influence into a more formalized platform thereby introducing accountability and transparency. Fourth, integrating Traditional authority in national structure will encourage cultural diversity and ethnic pluralism.

One Voice Festival

Gospel Music Festival

Ghana

theonevoicefestival.com

Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya

Artist (Painting, print, sculpture)

Nigeria

‍https://www.bofoundng.com/

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Onomake, Umoloyouvwe Ejiroghene Ovbije. “Elite Exchanges : The Cultural Politics of Chinese Business in Nigeria.” University of Sussex, 2017.

Since the late 20th century there has been increasing interest in China's role in Africa, both in academia and popular media. This interest reflects the general curiosity and concerns related to China's political and business interests. Research into African-Chinese relations is usually on the macro level and rarely provides insight into the lived realities of the people at the heart of these interactions, particularly Africans. As such, this thesis examines Nigerian-Chinese elite exchanges by interrogating the stock/conventional narratives constructed in political discourse and popular media (and to a large extent by academic research), in which China appears either as benevolent investor or neo-imperialist; and Africa appears as a passive recipient without agency at the mercy of greedy politicians and elite-pacting. Nigeria is one of China's most important trade partners in Africa. In response to this relationship, the Nigerian government has constructed a complex public relations campaign that taps into the aspirations and dreams of Nigerians and links them with Nigerian-Chinese relations. The campaign is centred on three key areas: big business, entrepreneurship and education. The author explores the experiences of aspirational and elite Nigerian actors who attempt to take on the promise of Nigerian-Chinese relations through these three key areas and argues that although the grand narrative is sold as accessible to all, it is mostly those who have access to capital, both financial and social, that are able to transform the promise of Nigerian-Chinese relations into a reality.

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