Friday Column

Friday Column

Borno and Nigeria’s Growing Distance from the President

On Wednesday, President Buhari visited Maiduguri to commiserate with the people over the Auno massacre that occurred Sunday night. Two things happened

Boko Haram: The politics of targeted killing of Christians

For Boko Haram, targeting Christians for killing has always been a political act aimed at creating divisions within the enemy, which they define to be

Rising Insecurity: My surprise at the President’s surprise

This is a critical week for Nigerians as we all ask who is the captain on the ship that is directing the struggle against the rising insecurity affect

Our collective fears: Urgent need for Presidential response

It has been a long time since I have seen Nigerians as frightened as they are currently. It’s the type of all-pervasive fear that emerges when people

Smashing Amotekun and Ihedioha

This week, we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the end of the civil war. Going through the various commentaries in the mass and social media, the