Nigerian politics: Exorcising the ghosts of ethnicity, By Ayisha Osori
We suffer from ethnic based politics in Nigeria, carefully planted by the British and watered by the rivalry between Awolowo and Azikiwe.
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We suffer from ethnic based politics in Nigeria, carefully planted by the British and watered by the rivalry between Awolowo and Azikiwe.
Of ethnic profiling and the need to rescue Nigeria (III) By Fri Mar 12 2021 Today I conclude this article, aimed and considering the hard policy issues around the clash between herders and farmers, and the incursion of deadly bandits all over Nigeria. Whereas it is easy to interpret alternative opinions on this matter as ethnic profiling, it is important to remember that these bandits are merciless and have killed far more innocent people up north than down south. I also make a point to distinguish herders from bandits, but most people may not have enough patience for that distinction. In all...
It is unfortunate that the government keep burying its head in the sand while this cancer grows. We have not seen any action whatsoever on the part of government, to have a clean sweep and clear any miscreant from our land. This is about territorial integrity and if the federal and state governments will not do this basic job, Sunday Igboho and many of his kind are ready for this sacrificial but routinely administrative task. Clearly, they were Fulani, given their physiognomy. Aside this, they also mentioned this themselves while hinting at tribes they dearly dislike. When I tried connecting...
‘Clearly, they were Fulani, given their physiognomy. Aside this, they also mentioned this themselves while hinting at tribes they dearly dislike. When I tried connecting on the instance of the language they spoke, it got them angry and they tried establishing if I could speak Hausa or not. For the leaders of the group, I am certain they are Fulani, albeit from Niger Republic. A few incidents pointed clearly to this, aside their boast of similar kidnapping exploits in Mali and other locations in the West African coast… There were seven of them. I could readily account for five of them on t...