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Published 12 May 2021
Recently, there has been a surge in kidnapping, maiming and killing of harmless and helpless civilians by armed groups labelled as bandits, hoodlums, insurgents, kidnappers, unknown gunmen, and what have you. The reality is that these ruthless and unremorseful savages have plunged Nigeria into a latent war. Many people have yet to admit this, including the critical state actors you expect to respond urgently to the tragedy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, a few days ago, made an attempt to reduce the calamity to a legal discourse. He was reported to have said that banditry and kidnapping are not federal offences; that is, the state government should be concerned about bringing these felons and heinous criminals destroying our country to justice. This is so annoying as it demonstrates his dismissiveness of the spate of fear that has enveloped millions of Nigerians due to protracted violence across the land.
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Frank Lampard reminds me of someone who is a properly groomed Son of committed Parents. His well ordered upbringing shows in his avalanche of successes in life. I’m currently reading his autobiography and a chapter in it reminds me of how we were also groomed.
He writes:”Moving out of Mum and Dad’s house was like being given the keys to a new world. I decided that I should be more independent. I could afford to buy a flat and when I found the right place I took the plunge. It was more a case of doing what I thought I should than what I really wanted. I was very comfortable at home. I enjoyed having my family around.
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Pupils of Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Osogbo, Osun State; Ekulu Primary School, GRA, Enugu; Junior Secondary School, Federal Low-cost estate, Maiduguri, Borno State and
Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State during their resumption…on Monday. Photos: Bola Bamigbola, Raphael Ede, Dogara Bitrus and Peter Dada
Published 7 May 2021
NIGERIA’S descent further into the pit of state failure is becoming embarrassingly evident in its inability to protect schoolchildren from banditry. It is worrying that seven years after the abduction of 276 girls of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, which attracted global outrage, things have taken a more dangerous dimension as attacks on schools have now become commonplace. Though the news that 27 students at the Forestry College, Kaduna regained their freedom on Wednesday after 56 days in the kidnappers’ den offered a crumb of comfort, there is a seeming lack of
Does Terrorism Work?
From time to time I get papers written by grad students…..and the interesting ones I try to share with the readers IST…..
Just a few short years ago terrorism was all the buzz….today not so much……
Does terrorism work?
Some will say it does not….while others may disagree…..
This paper takes a look at the question…..
Terrorism is one of the most widely discussed issues in the twenty-first century due to the increasing terrorist occurrences and its destructive impacts, especially since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Terrorist incidences in the world reached its peak in 2014 with about 16,903 attacks leading to 32,658 fatalities (Global Terrorism Index, 2015). However, there was a fifty-two per cent reduction in the number of deaths associated with terrorist incidences in 2018 compared to 2014 (Global Terrorism Index, 2019). While there is a decline in the number of deaths attributed to terrorism, its impact remains prevalent. For in
Poor governance report rightly indicts leadership The Punch
Published 5 May 2021
ACCUSTOMED to global ill-repute, Nigerians received the latest ranking of the country as the third worst governed of 104 countries surveyed with a sense of déjà vu. The Chandler Good Governance Index 2021 that ranked Nigeria as the third worst-led jurisdiction, ahead only of Zimbabwe and Venezuela, cited poor leadership, lack of strong institutions and corruption as some of the factors taken into consideration. These, along with insecurity, rights violation and incompetent law enforcement are experienced daily by the population. Reversing them should be a priority for the federal and state governments.