Security and Intelligence Concepts

OYEGUNLE JOHN OLADAPO MAKE A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF POLITICS, POWER AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA Definition of Concepts of Politics Politics is defined as the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power. It is also regarded as the activities, actions and policies that are used to gain and hold power in government or to influence a government. Politics is the process of making collective decision in a community, society or group through application of influence and power. Politics is the contest for power for the distribution of resources in polity. Politics is a process of resolving societal conflicts that arise when determining who gets what, when and how. Politics is the struggle for power for acquisition and distribution of resources. Mao Zedong declared that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. Power Power is the ability to employ force and mobilize resources, ener...

INTRODUCTION This paper is an assignment for the course SIS 803 which intends to define the concept of security. This paper hopes to take our understanding of the concept security beyond the usual definition of the layman in the society. The term security is described as a body with different parts. According to Mesjasz (2004), the English word, security originated from the Latin word “se-curus”, “se” means without and “curus” means “uneasiness”.The word security is most times misconstrued. The word is sometimes used to refer to that "Hausa man" watching over the gate. We refer to dogs, monkeys, lightning bulb as security sometimes. Security goes beyond people that are assigned to guide us or keep us safe. According to Asobie, Security is defined by Chambers 21st Century dictionary as protection from physical harm, especially assassination.Security may be considered as assured freedom from poverty or want, precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage or a person...