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Nigeria’s Insecurity Crisis: Reinventing the Wheel While Ignoring History by Lawson Akhigbe
Nigeria Army There is a growing fashion among Nigerian political intellectuals to speak about insecurity as though the country merely suffers from “poor coordination” or “weak intelligence architecture.” The language sounds modern. References to drones, cyber intelligence, intelligence fusion centres and homeland security structures create the image of a state preparing for 21st-century warfare. The …
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Protecting Christians in Nigeria ~ Or Manufacturing a Headline?
The President of the United States has apparently found time between his war drums over Iran and the endless speculation surrounding his own health to direct the American Department of War to “protect Christians in Nigeria.” (Punch Newspapers) The headline is dramatic. The politics are emotional. The reality is far more complicated. Nigeria is not …
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The Ageless Ambition: How Atiku’s Quest for Power Keeps Fracturing Nigeria’s Opposition by Lawson Akhigbe
The ink was barely dry on the registration papers of the newly aligned opposition forces before the predictable script began to play out once again. With Atiku Abubakar emerging as the presidential flag bearer for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and his closest rival, Chibuike Amaechi, swiftly rejecting the outcome Nigerian politics is witnessing a …
