Friday Column

Friday Column

Violence and the numbers game

The numbers tell us that the Nigerian State is being overwhelmed by gun-wielding terrorists, bandits and militants. On Wednesday, Kaduna State present

The Zamfara model is the dismal tunnel to self-destruction

The Governor of Zamfara State is implementing what he calls a successful model for handling terrorism and banditry in the state. On 1st March, a long

The Kalashnikov Challenge: Mass kidnapping, poverty intensification and self-destruction

The mass-circulation of small arms and light weapons among the civilian population has placed Nigeria on the path to self-destruction. When the minist

Sasha and the Shashasha amongst us

Nigeria’s core problem is the license to kill at will without accountability, the license to kidnap for ransom and increasingly the kidnappers are pai

Open grazing not sustainable BUT is ranching sustainable now?

The fastest way to create the greatest misery for the highest number of Nigerians is to try to break-up the country. For this reason, I always re-read