Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest
By Okey IBEKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce. But the promise raises a more important question: what exactly does he intend to reopen? The Federal Government has challenged the premise of the […]
General Buratai and Onwubiko’s confession before Damascus
By David Onmeje “I hereby second the motion by General Buratai that the media plays the role of key stakeholders in the protection of our national security interest,” –Emmanuel Onwubiko, Head, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA). I believe, the name Emmanuel Onwubiko has a household flavour in Nigeria. He prides himself as a […]
Super Camp, Boko Haram and the end of evil
By Kareen Goulding Since 2009 when Boko Haram began its violent campaign against the state in Nigeria, it has been a tale of invincibility. The military authorities underrated their sophistication at the time, and this resulted in heavy casualties on civilian populations as well as troops who employed conventional war strategies in a war that […]
Our problem is man
MAN is the problem of mankind. People have lived together as husbands and wives, with immediate families and from their extended families. But greed set in, and man was no longer contented with what he had. Fight ensued, followed by killings and ever since there has been no peace.
Our problem is man
MAN is the problem of mankind. People have lived together as husbands and wives, with immediate families and from their extended families. But greed set in, and man was no longer contented with what he had. Fight ensued, followed by killings and ever since there has been no peace.
Xenophobia, Chauvinism and crisis of capitalism in Africa
RECENTLY, the term xenophobia, simply a hate for foreigners, people of other tribes, ethnic nationality, religion or even region, has entered popular consciousness due largely to orchestrated attacks against foreigners in South Africa by largely unemployed and angry youths. The twin evil to xenophobia, chauvinism which thrives on racial, tribal, ethnic and religious arrogance, is no less toxic. Both xenophobia and chauvinism are manifest bile of hatred and arrogance; but they are not autonomous human behaviour and disposition, rather are profound manifestation of social discontents.
