Articles: ? Socio-Economic Dimensions of Social Conflict and Alternative Conflict Resolution in Contemporary Nigeria ? Harnessing Human Capital Potentials of Nigerian Youths for Effective Community Development ? Hindrances to the Transformation of Nigeria's Population to Development ? Power Sector Privatization, Accumulation and Development in Nigeria: Anatomy of a Fractured policy ? The Burden of State-Formation Process on the Nigerian State ? Social Values and the Paradox of Responsibility among incarcerated heads of Households in Lagos State, Nigeria ? Preferences for Rural Housing Quality : A Study of IKA and ISOKO Land in Delta State