Nigeria’s National Security: In Search of a Handle

What is security in Nigeria under democratic governance in the last twenty years? What is Nigeria’s security problem? Has there ever been and is there anything called Nigeria’s security problem? Has there been a security philosophy ever in the country? Has there ever been a conscious attempt to teach Nigerians this security philosophy assuming one…

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Countdown to Euro 2020 As Leading Continental Football Festival Beckons

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, also called the UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, is the 16th UEFA European Championship. The quadrennial international men’s football championship for Europe is organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The tournament would be held in 11 cities in 11 UEFA countries. It was originally…

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Hadiza Usman: NPA and Transport Ministry Lock Horns as Judgment Looms

 When President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Hadiza Bala Usman as the first ever female Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in July 2016, many Nigerians received the news with mixed feelings. Prior to her appointment, she was the Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, helping to spearhead reforms in a…

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Lagos LG Polls: Upheaval Reveals Rot in Party Structure

 It has become quite characteristic of most political parties to be rocked by intra-party crisis during preparations for major elections, especially at the state level. The latest developments that accompanied the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in its preparation for the ‪July 24‬ polls into the 20 local government areas and…

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Nigerians Who Support and Incite Violence — Miyetti Allah (Part 12)

   Over the years, national and international courts have prosecuted a good number of political leaders who incite others to commit acts of violence that have engendered war, terrorism, and genocide. For example, a federal court in the United States sentenced Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, an al-Qaeda propagandist, in 2014 to life imprisonment for what his…

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