(By Okoro Innocent Tochukwu) “The Boko Haram insurgency has revealed some hard truths about our nation; it has shown that Nigeria is a failing nation,
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#BringBackOurGirls: The Truth, Nothing But the Truth – Oby Ezekwesili
(By Oby Ezekwesili) “If a country really wishes to close all gaps that manifest in inequalities among different groups and segments, it places education at the
Abubakar Shekau, the Third – Olusegun Adeniyi
(By Olusegun Adeniyi) “But to fight an internal war in the bid to make our country secure, we have now resorted to seeking foreign loans.
Countering terrorism: The non-military option
(By Gbenga Ogunremi) “However, rather than unite and find ways of tackling the threat that the Boko Haram insurgency poses to the stability of our
Boko Haram: Something Is Not Right – Michael Egbejumi-David
(By Michael Egbejumi-David) “All I know is that the North-East is being used as a cannon fodder and a laboratory in a macabre test of
Boko Haram Conscription: Thou Shalt Not Kill!
(By Peregrino Brimah) “I know that after the 400 something are killed; local parents walk by and recognize their abducted sons among the dead and
Nigerian Military, Yesterday and Today
(By Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde) “The Nigerian military is certainly witnessing its lowest moments. Soldiers are deserting it, as the authorities themselves confessed, and in
Rekindling Faith in the Nigerian Military
(By Tolu Ogunlesi) “Impressed as I was by the navy facilities that we saw in Lagos – a training facility for combat divers, a hospital,
He Who Fights and Runs Away…
(By Olusegun Adeniyi) “The authorities should be worried because an army in which the rank and file can openly accuse their superiors of corruption and
The Nigerian Military And Their ‘Disregard’ For Human Rights
(By Ezeugwu Austine) “If you have a right, then others require special justification for overriding or limiting your right. And conversely, if you have a