Democratisation of violence or state of emergency?
The request for the extension of the state of emergency in the northeast states tabled before the National Assembly by…
Why Nigeria has not defeated Boko Haram
Exactly a year after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a “state of emergency” in north-eastern Nigeria, it seems to have…
Editorial: Amnesty International report on Chibok Abduction
The allegation by the human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI) that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings…
Nigeria’s #bringbackourgirls war of 2014
The yorubas in Nigeria sa Ọ̀nà ọ̀fun ò gba egungun ẹja. Meaning the throat cannot accommodate fish-bone. One of my weaknesses…
Nigeria’s Imperial Family
Nigeria is in trouble. Big trouble. We are in a ship in turbulent waters with a big, ugly iceberg ahead…
Boko Haram, Jonathan and the Northern Elders
On 4th May 2014, Abubakar Shekau, the leader Boko Haram, proclaimed: “I am going to marry out any woman who…
Editorial: Ridiculous Police reward over Chibok Abduction
Just when Nigerians thought the Nigerian police have hit the lowest ebb in its dereliction of duty, the police have…
Nigeria Needs the West’s Help to Battle Boko Haram
Nigeria’s seeming inability to stem the rise of Boko Haram, a shadowy Islamist rebel insurgency, poses severe existential threats to…
Boko Haram and the Chibok Affair: The Emerging And Uncomfortable Facts
Now that the operational leadership and visible face of Boko Haram, in the person of the filth called Mr. Abubakar…
Editorial: Jonathan and the Missing School Girls
If there was any doubt that President Goodluck Jonathan is clueless on how to confront the growing insecurity that is…