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Let terrorists have their day in court, soonest
The news that more that hundreds of Boko Haram terrorists will be put on trial very soon, as disclosed by the Nigerian Army is welcome news. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint […]
‘Security’, “National Security Council” and the Politics of Ethnic Representation – Dr. Adoyi Onoja
10 min read I was tipped off to write this piece by two social media posts on one of the Whatsapp groups I belonged to. The first post was captioned […]
To bear or not to bear arms – Kene Obiezu
3 min read One of the clearest markers of the fact that Nigeria is a failing state is the extent to which insecurity has reinvented the daily reality of living […]
Resolving Security, Security Situations of Conflicts and Thinking Beyond Decentralising the Police in What Should be Security for Most Nigerians – Dr. Adoyi Onoja
3 min read Nigeria’s North recently lend its voice to the call to decentralise the police system. For too long in Nigeria, most Nigerians have allowed the ruling classes to […]
The Condition of the STATE of Nigeria in the Last Seven Years of the All Progressives Congress Government – Dr. Adoyi Onoja
3 min read The health of the STATE in Nigeria is B A D. The health of the state has degenerated in most if not all of its functions that […]
A Perspective on General Lucky Irabor’s “Contemporary Security Environment and National Development: Efforts of the Armed Forces” Lecture – Dr. Adoyi Onoja
16 min read On the 23rd August, 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from my friend with the title “NIIA is inviting you to a Scheduled Zoom Meeting”. I read […]
ZAMFARA: Where Lawlessness Prevails – Sanusi Moyi
6 min read “Lawlessness is lawlessness, anarchy is anarchy. Neither race, nor colour, or frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy”- Thurgood Marshall “Illegality will never solve the […]
Insecurity: A norm in Nigeria – Part 2 – Samuel Agbelusi
3 min read The heightened clashes between nomadic pastoralists and crop farmers in many southern parts of the country, particularly in the South-East geopolitical zone, were interpreted as an invasion […]
The gale of insecurity in Nigeria – Jide Oyewusi
3 min read The issue of insecurity in Nigeria has become something of grave concern to all well-meaning citizens most of who continue to wonder how the country arrived at […]