(This is an excerpt of an interview Governor Shettima granted Theophilus Abbah and published in Daily Trust on Sunday in May 2014) It’s about two weeks since Chibok schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram. Is there any good news for their parents? That incident is one nightmare that troubles me so much as a father […]Continue Reading
By Eric Teniola On April 22 this year, the Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (71) (rtd) was on the spot. He told State House correspondents that “Nigeria is bleeding”. During the media chat, he informed us all that he has been a lawyer for the past thirty-four years. I guess the country […]Continue Reading
Barrister Charles Odenigbo is a veteran journalist and lawyer. He is enthusiastic about unity, justice and economic development in Nigeria. In this interview, he speaks on what both federal and state governments should do to stem insecurity in the South-East. How does the current insecurity affect national cohesion and the economy of the South-East? […]Continue Reading
By Eric Teniola The crisis is an opportunity to make good on big changes. So never waste a good crisis. The late British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (30 November 1874-24 January 1965) once wrote,” never let a good crisis go to waste”. After the brutal assassination of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (8 November 1938 […]Continue Reading
By Dr. Nuruddeen Muhammad “I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it” That was Jack Nicholson when he starred as Col Nathan R Jessep in […]Continue Reading
By Akinola Olojo, Senior Researcher, ISS Communities affected by violent extremism are frequently considered to have risk factors linked to socio-economic deprivation, bad governance, and religious radicalization. These factors prevail across the whole of northern Nigeria, and in the north-eastern Bauchi and Gombe states. However, despite Boko Haram’s factions being active Continue Reading
Recent military operations in Sokoto has seen bandits regrouping away from their usual hideouts. In retaliation for aerial bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force, they have been attacking villages, displacing thousands of farmers. Our correspondent speaks to some of the people displaced by this latest twist in the bandits’ crisis. Recent military bombardments of bandits’ Continue Reading
By Ifah Ele Sunday As Nigerians worry about Covid-19, they tend to push the activities of terrorists and bandits to the background. However, these evil men have killed many more persons than Covid-19 has in the last four months and counting. In this edition of Terrorism Tracker, we provide insight into the perennial violence and […]Continue Reading
By Mustapha Bukar Sabo In modern-day Nigeria, Borno is referred to as Home of Peace. Its history is synonymous with statecraft, Islam, and scholarship. When Kanem Borno was relating to the outside world in trade and international relations, most nationalities in Nigeria were unaware of the outside world. It is the home of Islamic education/civilization. […]Continue Reading
… Gov evacuates injured victims, calls attack barbaric, wants final onslaught by military Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, travelled to Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio local government area, a scene of a deadly attack by Boko Haram. Faduma Kolomdi, which is a nomadic village, is located 35 kilometres in the north […]Continue Reading
The fiery wave of the army’s anger swept through Daily Trust last week, leaving behind a kind of devastation that keeps the media and the entire nation wondering if the terrifying days of military dictatorship had returned with its fury. The impact of the horror was apparent in the arrest of Uthman Abubakar, the Regional […]Continue Reading