Violence is understood to have broken out in Agatu in Benue State between persons suspected to be herders and locals. Unconfirmed reports said there have been sporadic shooting across river... Read more
It was vintage Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, aka Jibo. That is, Jibrin Ibrahim of old, not the now more ‘mature’ (or less radical) and more tolerant, fish connoisseur of a Jibrin Ibrahim. The Jibrin... Read more
By Mike Kebonkwu Esq I saw a sarcastic post on my wall, one of those mischievous posts, that ‘Nigeria is 61 years old and has reached the age of retirement’. Even though I am not exactly a... Read more
Nigeria continues to be a contested national project, with optimists and pessimists articulating their arguments every now and then on why each’s position is the correct one. This piece whic... Read more
By Adagbo ONOJA That Nigeria is in disarray is not in dispute. The crisis has actually become an all-consuming affair in several ways: terrorists are still contesting the stateness of the st... Read more
Northern Nigeria has about 70 % or even more of the total land mass of Nigeria. Against that background, does it make sense for Prof Ango Abdullahi or anybody for that matter to think that t... Read more
By Adagbo ONOJA Central Nigeria says it is under attack from Fulani herdsmen and ‘herdsmen’. Credible leaders of Fulani extraction such as the Sultan of Sokoto and the Emir of Ka... Read more
The flood gate of condemnation, protests, suggestions and advice on containing herdsmen violence is not about to narrow yet. One more open letter is shooting in the direction of President Mu... Read more
The war of statements and counter statements over the Benue State Government’s anti-open grazing law is far from over as Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State has warned that the wrath of the law... Read more
From the Breton Woods institutions to the universities and similar actors in the global policy mill, it is a narrative of poverty as the definitive marker of contemporary Nigeria. Key to the... Read more
