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Between Patriotic and Ethical Journalism: The Nigerian Media and Civic-Democratic Vigilance —…
Between Patriotic and Ethical Journalism: The Nigerian Media and Civic-Democratic Vigilance —…
The media everywhere across the globe represents what has been called the fourth estate of the realm. The meaning of this is that within…
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Sep 15, 2021
In the land of broken dreams…women continue to struggle to rebuild pieces of their lives — Fati…
In the land of broken dreams…women continue to struggle to rebuild pieces of their lives — Fati…
The Boko Haram conflict, since 2009, has resulted in destruction of lives, property and resulted in massive displacement in North East…
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Sep 14, 2021
Conflict Causes, Roots, and Triggers
Conflict Causes, Roots, and Triggers
Introduction
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Aug 13, 2021
Revisiting Boko Haram: The Unheeded Early Early Warning Signs — Emmanuel Mbaezue
Revisiting Boko Haram: The Unheeded Early Early Warning Signs — Emmanuel Mbaezue
Background
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Jul 28, 2021
The Role of Soft Power In Containing the Boko Haram Insurgency — Philip Olayoku
The Role of Soft Power In Containing the Boko Haram Insurgency — Philip Olayoku
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, located to the West of the continent has been plagued by political instability since January 15…
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Sep 15, 2020
The Complex of Negotiation in Countering Violent Extremism — Philip Olayoku
The Complex of Negotiation in Countering Violent Extremism — Philip Olayoku
The recent announcement of the killing of the Al-Qaeda leader in North Africa, Abdelmalek Droukel, on June 3 by France again confirmed how…
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Sep 15, 2020
New ISWAP boss slays five rebel leaders, silences clerical tones
New ISWAP boss slays five rebel leaders, silences clerical tones
The new leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, Lawan Abubakar, otherwise called Ba Lawan, is moving rapidly to…
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Sep 15, 2020
ISWAP, terror group in Nigeria, rebrands, reversing tradition
ISWAP, terror group in Nigeria, rebrands, reversing tradition
The presumed executions in the leadership rank of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group, in the Nigerian northeast…
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Sep 15, 2020
The ‘Technical Defeat’ of Boko Haram and Yet a Resurgent Insurgency — Philip Olayoku
The ‘Technical Defeat’ of Boko Haram and Yet a Resurgent Insurgency — Philip Olayoku
The projection of the presence of Boko Haram in the North-West has taken some concrete dimensions in the past month or so, with a…
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Sep 15, 2020
Boko Haram and the COVID-19 Propaganda Dynamics — Philip Olayoku
Boko Haram and the COVID-19 Propaganda Dynamics — Philip Olayoku
The COVID-19 pandemic, in redefining our understanding of the world’s dynamics, unravelled certain unforeseen possibilities which hitherto…
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Sep 15, 2020
Transnational Radicalisation of Youths in Northern Nigeria — Emmanuel C. Mbaezue
Transnational Radicalisation of Youths in Northern Nigeria — Emmanuel C. Mbaezue
Terrorism has proved to be Nigeria’s most potent security nightmare in modern history. The complications that have characterised this…
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Sep 15, 2020
The Chad Offensive and the Morale of the Counterinsurgency in Lake Chad
The Chad Offensive and the Morale of the Counterinsurgency in Lake Chad
The recent offensive at Kelkoua, led by the Chadian President Idriss Deby, created the much-needed distraction from the menace of the…
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Sep 15, 2020
The Political Economy of Insurgency and the Logicality of Destruction — Philip Olayoku
The Political Economy of Insurgency and the Logicality of Destruction — Philip Olayoku
Nigeria’s counterinsurgency strategy in ending the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast has been a blend of approaches from open…
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Sep 15, 2020
Sources and National Security: Of Repentant High-ranking Boko Haram Members or Fulani Traders —…
Sources and National Security: Of Repentant High-ranking Boko Haram Members or Fulani Traders —…
The recent declaration by Dr Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), during a radio interview on…
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Sep 15, 2020
Is the end of Boko Haram in sight? — Saheed Babajide Owonikoko
Is the end of Boko Haram in sight? — Saheed Babajide Owonikoko
It has now been over a decade since the outbreak of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. The story around how the group began and how…
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Sep 15, 2020
Mental Health Issues and Internal Fractures in Nigerian Military’s Counterinsurgency Efforts —…
Mental Health Issues and Internal Fractures in Nigerian Military’s Counterinsurgency Efforts —…
The counterinsurgency efforts of the Nigerian military have undergone a lot of scrutiny since inception, as the Nigerian public remains…
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Sep 15, 2020
Re-strategising Security To Mitigate the Vulnerabilities of Humanitarian Workers in Nigeria’s…
Re-strategising Security To Mitigate the Vulnerabilities of Humanitarian Workers in Nigeria’s…
The motion moved within the purview of insecurity in Nigeria by Senator Ali Ndume, during a plenary of the Nigerian Senate on July 21, led…
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Sep 10, 2020
Nigeria’s Terror King, Shekau, Connects East, West And Centre In A Puzzling Agenda — By Ahmad…
Nigeria’s Terror King, Shekau, Connects East, West And Centre In A Puzzling Agenda — By Ahmad…
Scorned and underrated, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah Lidda’awatu Wal-Jihad (JAS), otherwise known as Boko Haram is…
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Sep 10, 2020
ANALYSIS: Libya is staging ground in renewed big power swoop on Africa
ANALYSIS: Libya is staging ground in renewed big power swoop on Africa
The first major war of the new scramble for Africa is being fought in Libya as the country appears headed towards some form of partition…
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Sep 10, 2020
Beyond the Decade of Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria: Counterinsurgency through the Eyes of Key…
Beyond the Decade of Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria: Counterinsurgency through the Eyes of Key…
With the Boko Haram Insurgency in Northeast Nigeria stretching beyond a decade since the first attack, there is no gainsaying the fact…
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Sep 10, 2020
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