De-Escalation Archives - Intervention

In the Aftermath of US Airstrikes on Nigeria At Last

Posted By: adminon: December 30, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Bipolarity, Multipolarity, Nigerian leaders of thought, Unipolarity, USNo CommentsViews:

There has been nothing like it before: a US airstrike on Nigeria for whatever reason(s). Predictably, the airstrike is the subject of contestation between those in approval and those against... Read more

Nigeria’s Retreat from Constructive Engagement in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Posted By: adminon: September 21, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Africa, Arab-Israeli war, AU, Colonialism, Global South, Late President Yasser Arafat, Middle East, PLONo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki “We are watching the strangulation of 2 million people, 61,000 of them have already died. It’s disgraceful and disgusting. History will judge, history w... Read more

Senate’s Persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is a Descent into Legislative Dictatorship

Posted By: adminon: September 11, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Godswill Akpabio-led Senate, Kogi Central, National Assembly, NLC, Representative democracy, Tyrannical leadershipNo CommentsViews:

By Comrade Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rises in vehement condemnation of the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate’s decision to continue barring Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from... Read more

The Urgent Need for Restructuring in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: September 09, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysia, Nigerian federalism, Restructuring, Singapore, State police, Unitary GovernmentNo CommentsViews:

The case for restructuring of Nigeria is surely alive except that academics seem to have seized it from the career politicians since December 2023 when Prof Attahiru asserted the imperative... Read more

Suspense As ASUU Goes Into A Closed Session in Sokoto

Posted By: adminon: August 17, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Egypt, IMF/World Bank, NUC, Private universities, Public universities, SOUTH AFRICA, TETFundNo CommentsViews:

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria is lost in a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Sokoto, Sokoto State. There are no hints about what the outcome of the mee... Read more

Act Now to Avert the Looming Crisis – ASUU

Posted By: adminon: August 09, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, Books, Chemicals, Collective bargaining, Electronic and physical journals, FGN-ASSU Agreement, ILO, IPPIS, Laboratories, Libraries, MoUs/MoAs, NUC, ReagentsNo CommentsViews:

By Christopher Piwuna* The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, was recently quoted to have declared that “not again ever in this country will ASUU or tertiary institutions, trade unions... Read more

Has Zelensky Lost the West?

Posted By: adminon: August 01, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Europe, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, west, ZelenskyNo CommentsViews:

Unherd columnist, Thomas Fazi thinks so in this piece which has a sort of a rider: He is becoming a liability. Reflect on the piece! As uneventful diplomatic talks in Istanbul wrapped up wit... Read more

What the Objectives of a Truly Democratic Party Should be in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 11, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Chapter Two, Conrad, Foreign policy, Founding fathers, Leadership, Nigerian nation, Nigerian people, Pan-Africanism, State institutionsNo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki “The discovery of new values in life is a very chaotic experience; there is a tremendous amount of jostling and confusion and a momentary feeling of darkness. I let... Read more

Nigeria’s Fragility, Democracy and the 2027 Elections

Posted By: adminon: June 20, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Economic decline, Fragile States Index, Fragility, Group grievances, High alert, IDP, INEC, Uneven developmentNo CommentsViews:

By Comrade Sanusi A. S. Maikudi In the complex and ever-evolving landscape of global geopolitics, the strength of a nation is not only measured by its economic prowess or military might but... Read more

OAU, Ile-Ife Activists Raise Funds for Brutalised Students During Minister Wike’s Visit

Posted By: adminon: June 11, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: BAG, DSS, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Jacobinism, OAU Ile-Ife, Police, ‘Ango Must Go’No CommentsViews:

Students under the aegis of the Broad Activists Group (BAG) at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Nigeria are raising funds for their members they said suffered psychological, physic... Read more