Archives Tag: Boko Haram
Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Armed Forces Remembrance Day is a national holiday in Nigeria that is observed on January 15th every year. The day is dedicated to honouring the sacrifice and service of the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Read more about Politics The history … Continue reading Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Nigeria
Fact Friday: The Dangerous Monetization Of Banditry (2)
April 19, 2022
As the sequel to the first part, banditry, that not-so-distant cousin of terrorism that the media have been browbeaten into watering down, is now being monetised. These criminals who have also been noted to pose like genuine herdsmen for a long time lurk in bushes strategizing on how to pounce on their next victims. One … Continue reading Fact Friday: The Dangerous Monetization Of Banditry (2)
By adedoyin
Insecurity: Abducted Katsina School Boys Released
April 19, 2022
Governor of North-Western Nigeria State, Katsina, Aminu Masari, during an interview which aired on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) on Thursday night (December 17, 2020), confirmed that 340 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara who were abducted last week Friday, December 11, 2020, by gunmen have been released and were headed back to … Continue reading Insecurity: Abducted Katsina School Boys Released
By ugo-chinedu
Everyday Heroes- Imrana Alhaji Buba
April 19, 2022
A First Class Graduate of Political Science from the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria for his Bachelors’, and a Masters’ of Science Degree in Africa and International Development, from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Imrana Alhaji Buba is a very young man from the insurgency burdened, terrorist-ridden, North-eastern part of Nigeria. But unlike many young … Continue reading Everyday Heroes- Imrana Alhaji Buba
By jeremiah
How Increasing Desertification is Fuelling Security Tensions in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The surge of militancy in the northern part of Nigeria began with the Maitatsine. That died a slow but painful death. Its carcass was, however, woken up by the Boko Haram, a group of thugs originally loyal to and used by a notorious politician from the North East. The group later turned ideological and evolved … Continue reading How Increasing Desertification is Fuelling Security Tensions in Nigeria
By adedoyin
World Refugee Day 2019
April 19, 2022
Even without any ongoing war, the world remains unsafe for some people and continues to reel from the after-effects of great strife. Refugees from the wars in Libya, Syria, and Iraq; the unrest in Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Somalia; and the Boko Haram menace in Nigeria have fled their homes into other countries or … Continue reading World Refugee Day 2019
By adedoyin
On Security: Self-Governance by the People
April 19, 2022
While the President was away on his unexplained trip to the UK, the father-in-law of his Aide de Camp was kidnapped. The presidency has since remarked about this as a sign that the President and his officials are not enjoying a better security than even the average Nigerian does. News also filtered in over the … Continue reading On Security: Self-Governance by the People
By adedoyin
The Impact of Insecurity on Tourism and National Development
April 19, 2022
Just before bombs went off in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, terrorists invaded a popular resort, the Kajuru Castle in Kaduna State on Good Friday, 19th April, kidnapping tourists and killing two other people in the fracas. The event was not only a tragedy but also an embarrassment as one of the victims was a … Continue reading The Impact of Insecurity on Tourism and National Development
By adedoyin
Social Media Roundup: Top Trends Of The Week
April 19, 2022
Iconic Moment For Wizkid It was an emotional moment for Nigerian crooner, Wizkid, when Drake, one of the world’s arguably most popular performer brought him out on stage to perform with him at the 02 Arena London. It should be noted that the artists have both featured each other in their songs “Come Closer” and … Continue reading Social Media Roundup: Top Trends Of The Week
8-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee Wins The New York Chess Championship
April 19, 2022
Forced Move Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family were victims of a widespread terrorist attack inflicted by Boko Haram on Christians in northern Nigeria. In a bid to secure the future of their children, Tanitoluwa’s family migrated to the USA in 2017. Getting to the US was one thing, providing the much needed amenities for the … Continue reading 8-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee Wins The New York Chess Championship
By achem
The Trend of Normalizing National Tragedies with Silence
April 19, 2022
There has been a series of sad reportage in the past weeks stemming from Boko Haram killings- the media was strangely silent about them until news filtered out. There was also little ‘anger’ from the people directed towards the officials at the helm of national affairs entrusted with keeping national security after word got out … Continue reading The Trend of Normalizing National Tragedies with Silence
By adedoyin
Meet Zannah Mustapha, The First Nigerian To Receive The United Nations’ Highest Honor
April 19, 2022
When most people would rather run away for their own safety, one man chose to stay back and help those who would be victims of a war they did not bring upon themselves. A Nigerian lawyer, Zannah Mustapha, set up a school in Northeast Nigeria — right in the midst of the Boko Haram conflict, … Continue reading Meet Zannah Mustapha, The First Nigerian To Receive The United Nations’ Highest Honor
By achem
British PM, Theresa May, signs security pact with Nigeria
April 19, 2022
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, is on a three-day trip to Africa, and arrived in Nigeria yesterday (after visiting South Africa earlier, with Kenya to follow). Battling Boko Haram According to The Guardian, a summit was held between May and President Muhammadu Buhari, where a security partnership was signed between the two. The partnership has … Continue reading British PM, Theresa May, signs security pact with Nigeria
By ibiene
Video of the Week: Unconfirmed Number of Abducted Dapchi Girls Return
April 19, 2022
A number of the 110 school girls – that were reported to have been kidnapped from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi in Yobe State – have been released. The news was reported on Channels TV. So far, a total of 105 girls and a boy have been documented. The girls were released early … Continue reading Video of the Week: Unconfirmed Number of Abducted Dapchi Girls Return
WeCare4IDPs Gives You the Opportunity to Help Persons Displaced by the Boko-Haram Conflict
April 19, 2022
Great swaths of Nigeria’s North East have been scorched by the menace of Boko Haram, the militant group that has until recently wreaked havoc in that part of the country. Thousands of lives have been lost, and millions have been displaced. The Federal Government continues to push hard against the group, in what have been … Continue reading WeCare4IDPs Gives You the Opportunity to Help Persons Displaced by the Boko-Haram Conflict
