Mike Omilusi – Josha Journal

30. October 2023 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.10.5.940

More Troubled Democracies, More Determined Freedom Fighters: A Concerted Global Effort Toward Exposing Autocratic Regimes

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Mike Omilusi

African Media Association, Malta

There is currently a great deal of relative inequality and a lack of liberties for individuals residing in troubled democracies and authoritarian regimes. The entire democratic governance ecosystem is under…

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Elite Fragmentation and Oligarchic Implosion in Nigeria’s Democratic Space: A mere Stopgap or an Impetus to People’s Emancipation?

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

22. May 2020 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.7.3.672

Elite Fragmentation and Oligarchic Implosion in Nigeria’s Democratic Space: A mere Stopgap or an Impetus to People’s Emancipation?

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Mike Omilusi

African Media Association, Malta

The Nigerian political class operates within convenient and exclusive networks that support a core political composition, that itself is predatory, authoritarian, and disconnected from society. Since democratization began in 1988,…

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Freedom of Expression as Threat to National Security: Self-Determination, Radio Biafra and the Political Space in Nigeria

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

20. January 2020 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.7.1.626

Freedom of Expression as Threat to National Security: Self-Determination, Radio Biafra and the Political Space in Nigeria

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Mike Omilusi

African Media Association, Malta

A wave of renewed agitation for the creation of the sovereign state of Biafra has gained momentum and is sweeping across the south-east of Nigeria. The Independent People of Biafra…

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Between Popular Votes and the Electoral College: The Paradox of the American Electoral System

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

22. December 2019 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.11.621

Between Popular Votes and the Electoral College: The Paradox of the American Electoral System

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Mike Omilusi, Ajibola O. Peter Adu

African Media Association, Malta

Every four years, the Electoral College, a little known feature of the American Constitution, enjoys a fleeting movement of fame. For the fifth time in U.S. history, and the second…

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Immigration Policy in Malaysia and my eight horrendous Days in Detention

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

27. August 2019 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.8.595

Immigration Policy in Malaysia and my eight horrendous Days in Detention

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Mike Omilusi

African Media Association, Malta

I am a political scientist and in the course of my career as a lecturer and pro-democracy activist, I have traversed over 50 countries across different continents. Hence, I had…

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The Psycho-Political Underpinnings of Presidential Speeches: President Buhari’s Three Selected Speeches to Countrymen

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

24. July 2019 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.7.588

The Psycho-Political Underpinnings of Presidential Speeches: President Buhari’s Three Selected Speeches to Countrymen

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Mike Omilusi

African Media Association, Malta

Given the fact that presidential persuasion is a central feature of presidential power and leadership, this essay explores the persuasive strategies employed by President Buhari in three selected speeches. Although…

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Between Military Resistance and Democratic Consolidation Epochs: Is Nigeria’s Civil Society Still Vibrant or Docile?

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

12. June 2019 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.6.570

Between Military Resistance and Democratic Consolidation Epochs: Is Nigeria’s Civil Society Still Vibrant or Docile?

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Mike Omilusi, Olumuyiwa Amao

African Media Association, Malta

This paper interrogates the historical role of the civil society in Nigeria’s political trajectory spanning through two fundamental epochs—military and democratic. Drawing inferences from a number of historical and comparative…

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