By Philip Agbese The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq struck the apex of leadership limelight unexpectedly for many Nigerians. She previously served as Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons ((NCFRMI)). And before her foray into partisan politics in 2010, she had a […]
Category archives: Opinion
Ahmed Salkida and his campaign of falsehood for Boko Haram
By Anthony Kolawole For someone who currently holds the unenviable position of Boko Haram’s most ardent propagandists, defected journalist, Ahmad Salkida, has definitely outdone himself in the desperate attempt to blow the killer group’s trumpet at a time when even the drums of war being beaten by other sponsors are falling silent. Conscious of the […]
Boko Haram: Why Fake News is Detrimental
By Richard Murphy We are in an era where fake news has contributed immensely to the propagation of violence and mutual suspicion in Nigeria. It is quite saddening why some individuals would elect to turn the truth on its head just for cheap popularity. These set of people do not care about the implication of […]
Shekau And The Futility Of A Failed War
By David Onmeje The period since the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai relocated to the war front has been one of torment for Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād better known as Boko Haram, the sympathizers of the murderous group and especially its deranged leader – Abubakar Shekau. Far from the aura of […]
Security is for all but not everyone’s business
By Prof Ahmed Danfulani There has been a propagation of mischief in the polity with regards to the tenure of the Service Chiefs in the country where some individuals and organizations have arrogated to themselves the powers and responsibilities of dictating and assessing the stewardship of the current Service Chiefs in the country. As a […]
How Buhari’s 5 years inspired the military to top form
By Richard Murphy The President Muhammadu Buhari led administration has saved Nigeria from imminent collapse, by revamping the military’s institution which image, structure and organization was at its lowest point. Within five years of direct support, strategic planning and implementation, the Nigerian Armed Forces have been inspired back to shape and can now hold its […]
Premium Times and her uncharitable Sallah gesture to the military
By Samson Abu “Support PREMIUM TIMES’ journalism of integrity and credibility. Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government. For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask you to consider making […]
Nigeria’s 5 years of a turnaround under Buhari
By Abe Kolawole It was then military president, Ibrahim Babangida after several failed attempts to revamp the Nigerian economy while in office, let out in exasperation that, “ the Nigerian economy has defied all solutions.” Babangida it was who introduced the Structural Adjustment Programme, SAP, devalued the naira, introduced the Second Tier Foreign Exchange Market […]
Boko Haram: Understanding the wailing wailers
By Philip Agbese Somewhat ironically, I would never have believed in the hyped paradox of belonging to a nation called Nigeria, whose citizens are very religious, but rather prefer to celebrate its oddities than progression or golly. But of course, I live in this nation and through the years, I have incredibly realized that most […]
Amnesty International, Sahara reporters and the war within
By Anthony Kolawole The war against terrorism in Nigeria has been a front-burner issue for a while. Social commentators have made postulations with regards to the success recorded so far. At the same time, some have also faulted the modus operandi of the Nigerian Military in the prosecution of the war. These are indeed interesting […]