By Uche Nnadozie With Boko Haram still active but massively degraded in the last eight years and banditry becoming the next outpost of terrorism but under heavy pushback by our […]
Tag: National security
Insecurity: The Task Before The Tinubu Administration
By Maharazu Ahmed Nigeria will on May 29, 2023, have a new leadership that will steer the affairs of the country in the next four years. The new administration will […]
Tinubu’s Agric Policy And Farmer-Herder Conflicts
By Adamu Lawal Toro As Nigeria awaits the inauguration of President Ahmad Bola Tinubu come May 29, there are high expectations that some of his economic policies, even though well […]
Rethinking the Approach to Nigeria’s National Security
By Fola Aina The Nigerian state is currently confronted with multiple security threats, most of which emanate from, and are perpetuated by violent non-state actors (VNSAs). In the troubled Northeast […]
Federal Govt Destroys 3,000 Seized Weapons
The federal government yesterday destroyed over 3,000 seized small arms and light weapons. The Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) destroyed the weapons at the […]
Premium Times Editorial: A hopeful 2023, despite spiralling insecurity
The much-awaited year, 2023, is here. Its resonance in every neighbourhood and public place across the country is exemplified in the cascade of the age-long compliment, “Happy New Year.” The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]