By Joshua Jang Something is cooking in Nigeria, and if utmost care is not taken, the country might seize to exist in the nearest future. There is an ongoing campaign to paint a picture of genocide against the Christian community. I recall that in recent times there has been a series of campaigns targeted at […]
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NAUB: President Buhari’s model of a new North- East after Insurgency
By Bukola Olasanmi In 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari had two obsessions about the Northeast. He was concerned on how to end Boko Haram insurgency ravaging the region and how to restore the region devastated by insurgency to its former status. As a leader, he knew, it was costly to compromise on this. In pursuit of […]
Alkali, NEDC and the footprints of a patriotic servant
By Murtala Abubakar The Boko Haram crisis in North-East Nigeria has indeed set the economy of the region several years back. The North East region of Nigeria, comprising of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba States, has been ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency since 2009. Estimates of the negative impacts of the crisis […]
Scorecard: What Sadiya Farooq Has Done in One Year
By Best Agbese I recall when the president announced the creation of a new ministry known as the Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, there was a bit of scepticism in the polity. It was argued in some quarters that the president in creating the new Ministry was duplicating portfolios by creating jobs for […]
Why Nigerians Deserve An Apology Over APPG Report
By Sarah Adetokunbo I am not one of those that are quick to jump into the fray to comment on issues of national concern. But, the recent report by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) got me thinking as a Nigerian, and what the future holds for Nigeria. After reading the about 56-page report, it […]
Amnesty International’s campaign against peace in Nigeria
By Sylvanus Ochojila International human rights organization, Amnesty International just overdid itself in its campaign to undermine peace in Nigeria. With its latest hatchet job, a report titled “NIGERIA: Government failings leave rural communities at the mercy of gunmen”, the organization has erased the last doubt as to whether it will put up the pretext […]
What President Buhari’s Efforts on Security Mean to Adamawa
By Aminu Abubakar Of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State, only few were spared of the agony of Boko Haram terrorists attacks, murder and arson, when the activities of the blood thirsty group spiked between years 2012 to 2015. The strategic location of Adamawa State, which borders Cameroon, Borno, Gombe and Taraba States places […]
BORNO, BOKO HARAM AND HOW GOV ZULUM SHOULD COME TO EQUITY
By Dr. Okey Okechukwu Borno State once regarded as the “home of peace and hospitality” can definitely not boast of that anymore. It is a little over a decade now that the war against insurgency began, in the same period it has been more of a roller coaster for this particular State. At the peak […]
Governor Zulum Needs To Calm Down
By Bayo Adeyanju Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, you need to “calm down” and look deeply inside the inner workings and actions of people of your state to discover and go for the right solutions to uproot Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism in Borno. It is a serious issue which should be devoid of half-measures or […]
Appreciating what Buhari has done in the Northeast
By Mohammed Haske On the 4th of November 2011, the two major towns of Damaturu and Potiskum in Yobe State were on fire following coordinated bombing and shooting attacks on police and other facilities in the State. Residents of the two towns for several hours could not fathom what was happening as they ran in […]