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Pitfalls of ‘Governed’ and ‘Ungoverned’ Spaces in Analysing Security in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: May 06, 2025In: Words and WorldTags: 2002 U.S. National Security Strategy, BOKO HARAM, Borno State, CORRUPTION, Neoliberal economic reforms, Post 9/11, Sovereignty, The Nigerian StateNo CommentsViews:
Pitfalls of ‘Governed’ and ‘Ungoverned’ Spaces in Analysing Security in Nigeria

By Hussaini Abdu (Ph.D) “Governance … has been turned into a mad rush to empty the treasury for private use. This means the core business of governance has disappeared for decades, and the o... Read more

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When Caleb Fali Tied the Nuptial Knot With Godwina Ali

Posted By: adminon: December 21, 2024In: SpectacleTags: Abuja, Ali, Benue State, Borno State, Durumi, Fali, Kaduna State, Radio Benue, Radio Nigeria, Saint Gabriel ChaplaincyNo CommentsViews:
When Caleb Fali Tied the Nuptial Knot With Godwina Ali

Ace broadcaster, Regina Fali, was one of the voices without which news was not news on the network of Radio Benue, Makurdi. That was two decades ago before she, typically, played the nomadic... Read more

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Governor Zulum and the Temporality of One Hundred Days in Office

Posted By: adminon: September 10, 2023In: GovernanceTags: Borno State, PHCs, Qualitative human development, TimeNo CommentsViews:
Governor Zulum and the Temporality of One Hundred Days in Office

By Ambassador Usman Sarki Doing things on time, according to high standards and with joy, is a scriptural admonishment that people in power should take to heart religiously. Time is a commod... Read more

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Zulum in Action: Restlessness in Search of Perfection

Posted By: adminon: September 01, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Africa, Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, leadership in Nigeria2 CommentsViews:
Zulum in Action: Restlessness in Search of Perfection

By Ambassador Usman Sarki  Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, CON, FNSE, mni, presents an interesting subject for the behavioural scientist. His restlessness in getting things done should neces... Read more

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Witness to the Wedding of Ra’ida Abdulqadir, the Conqueror

Posted By: adminon: June 25, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Borno State, Delta State, Islam or Christianity, Maiduguri, North, South, University of MaiduguriNo CommentsViews:
Witness to the Wedding of Ra’ida Abdulqadir, the Conqueror

We never get to know a person until a certain thing happens. This is the story of this Kano-Borno-Delta girl but who is now an eaglet Madam. There was a time Maiduguri town became uniquely d... Read more

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Fighting Among Boko Haram Splinters Rages On

Posted By: adminon: May 30, 2023In: SpectacleTags: Borno State, Chad, Chibok girls, ISWAP, Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad aka Boko Haram, Multinational Joint Task Force, Niger Republic, Sambissa ForestNo CommentsViews:
Fighting Among Boko Haram Splinters Rages On

There is considerable agreement in critical terrorism studies that terrorist groups hardly ever survive because they tend to self-destruct. Is that what might be happening to Nigeria’s Boko... Read more

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Mallam Aminu Kano 40th Anniversary Lecture is By Mambayya House, Not PRP – Prof Attahiru Jega

Posted By: adminon: April 26, 2023In: FlashbackTags: 'Zanna' cap, Borno State, Gov Mai Mala Buni, Mallam Aminu Kano, Prof Dandatti Abdulkadir, Radical democratic politicsNo CommentsViews:
Mallam Aminu Kano 40th Anniversary Lecture is By Mambayya House, Not PRP - Prof Attahiru Jega

An intellectual referent of the PRP, Prof Attahiru Jega, says it is wrong of Intervention to read the 40th anniversary lecture on Mallam Aminu Kano as a PRP affair. In a quick reaction to th... Read more

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PRP: From Radical Populism to Radical Pluralism, Meaning What?

Posted By: adminon: April 26, 2023In: Flashback, People in ActionTags: 'Zanna' cap, Borno State, Gov Mai Mala Buni, Mallam Aminu Kano, Prof Dandatti Abdulkadir, Radical democratic politicsNo CommentsViews:
PRP: From Radical Populism to Radical Pluralism, Meaning What?

No less than six readers have queried Intervention’s phrase that the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) might have transformed from an essentially radical populist platform to radical pluralism... Read more

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40th Anniversary Lecture of Mallam Aminu Kano Now Confirmed

Posted By: adminon: April 21, 2023In: People in ActionTags: 'Zanna' cap, Alhaji Ishyaku Ibrahim, Borno State, Gov Mai Mala Buni, Leadership, Mallam Aminu KanoNo CommentsViews:
40th Anniversary Lecture of Mallam Aminu Kano Now Confirmed

It is now confirmed that the 40th anniversary of the passage of Mallam Aminu Kano is not without celebration after all. Invitation to a Lecture to mark this year’s celebration availabl... Read more

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40th Anniversary Lecture of Mallam Aminu Kano Coming

Posted By: adminon: April 19, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Borno State, Leadership, Mallam Aminu KanoNo CommentsViews:
40th Anniversary Lecture of Mallam Aminu Kano Coming

The 40th anniversary of the passage of Mallam Aminu Kano is not without celebration after all, Intervention has learnt. Sources close to the masterminds involved in planning of the anniversa... Read more

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