Archives Tag: terrorism
Terrorists, Not Bandits: Calling Them Their Rightful Names
April 19, 2022
One of the handfuls of Elder Statesmen left in the nation, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has faulted the subsisting trend whereby terrorists are being called bandits. Read more about Politics While speaking at the 10th edition of the Emeka Anyaoku Lecture Series on Good Governance, the former ex Secretary-General of Commonwealth of Nations has hit … Continue reading Terrorists, Not Bandits: Calling Them Their Rightful Names
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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)
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When Militants Were Offered an Olive Branch
April 19, 2022
In a declaration of amnesty on June 2009, President Umaru Musa Yar’adua did something unprecedented which stamped his name in the golden annals of history and which generations will continue to benefit from. It was a huge strategic and political move, the kind so drastic no government or leader ever pushed for, where subjects regarded … Continue reading When Militants Were Offered an Olive Branch
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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
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