The Economist | Intervention

Where is the Language Game in Containing Hate Speech in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: July 23, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: 'Revolution in Military Affairs', Abubakar Shekau, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, Dr Musa Aliyu, General Tukur Buratai, PSYCHOP, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

Trying to exemplify hate speeches in Nigeria today would simply amount to adding petrol to a raging inferno but there is hardly any disagreement that the incidence of hate speech has climbed... Read more

Transnational Advocacy Shames Nigerian Leaders Again for Keeping Nigerians Poor

Posted By: adminon: July 18, 2017In: GovernanceTags: Development Finance International, INGO, Jody Williams, Oxfam, The Economist, The Guardian - UKNo CommentsViews:

In May 2017, that is just two months back, it was Oxfam, the international development NGO, that released a report on how strange the concept of redistributive justice or equity is to the Ni... Read more

Reflecting on the First One Year of Intervention

Posted By: adminon: July 16, 2017In: GovernanceTags: Dapo Olorunyomi, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, Dutse, Prof Egite Oyovbaire, Sule Lamido, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

By The Staffers Intervention will be one year old in a matter of days. It calls for this reflective piece although, in a rapidly growing realm such as the social media, one year is almost no... Read more

Cracking Nigeria’s ‘War Economy’

Posted By: adminon: March 05, 2017In: GovernanceTags: Ahmed Bola Tinubu, APC, Bismarck, Cabals, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Idika Kalu, Economic Growth and Recovery Plan, Garibaldi, intellectual care-givers, Intellectual paparazzi, Mokwugo Okoye, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Stalin, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

Cracking Nigeria’s ‘War Economy’ Grappling with and getting out of the current phase of the Nigerian crisis remains a key concern in the country. Among members of the Nigerian el... Read more

Global Media (Mis) Representation of Africa: Is Martin Scott Bursting a Myth or Inventing Another?

Posted By: adminon: January 29, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Africa Rising', Dr Martin Scott, Leeds University, Misrepresentation, New York Times, Olatunji Ogunyemi, Stanford University, The Economist, The Guardian, Toussaint Nothias, University of East AngliaNo CommentsViews:

Global Media (Mis) Representation of Africa: Is Martin Scott Bursting a Myth or Inventing Another? By Adagbo ONOJA In the context of the fear that an African protestation of misrepresentatio... Read more