//
archives

Boko Haram

This tag is associated with 9 posts

Brainstorming Terrorism in Nigeria: How can we defeat Boko Haram?

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 4 Comments

In the two years since I started this blog and while living in Nigeria and shuttling in and out of the country occasionally, It would be silly for me to deny that terrorism has become part and parcel of the Nigerian discourse, reality and life. It has changed the way of life of many especially … Continue reading »

The Ran Ka Ya Dade/Chairman/Oga/Big Man Syndrome

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 6 Comments

These being the words of one Gaius Emir Sultan Oba Igwe Engineer Chairman General Doctor Barrister Pastor Bishop Sir Farouk Ibn Caliph, heir to the throne of vanity GCFR MNI SSS DOC AIDS and your role model’s role model. The Otemkpu number 1 of Africa, the only asamkpokoto, Sarkin Sarakuna, Omo L’owo international, Imminent ruler … Continue reading »

Life, Death and the Aftermath: Who will Save our Souls?

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 3 Comments

“If energy cannot be created or destroyed, and we are all essentially made of energy, then doesn’t that mean we can’t actually die? I mean obviously our bodies can, but our souls can’t die if what we are is energy. We must take a new form…” This was a comment I read on a blog … Continue reading »

State of the Nigerian Nation: On Terrorism and Corruption

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 7 Comments

My Fellow Nigerians, It would seem we are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, stuck between a rock and a hard place. These days it is hard to remain positive about my beloved country Nigeria. It seems as though the country is beset on all sides by astronomical problems that would seem … Continue reading »

Movement for the Emancipation of Iskanci: My Two Kobo on Boko Haram

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 2 Comments

They are officially called “Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad” meaning People dedicated to Propagating the Prophet’s message and Jihad but to the common man in the street they are called Boko Haram which is Hausa for Western Education is forbidden. They are a radical Islamic sect that have waged war on the people of Nigeria. … Continue reading »

Musings on the bomb blasts: A nation in birth pains

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 2 Comments

Something is going on in Nigeria, It seems that our nation is in pain. Excruciating pain to be exact. On Friday there was a bomb blast in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The day before there was a bomb blast in Maiduguri. Last week violence broke out in Jos. This is against the backdrop of the … Continue reading »

Nigeria and the New Climate of Fear

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 3 Comments

The Climate of Fear is a book I was reading recently by Wole Soyinka based on a series of BBC Lectures he did. You should definitely cop the book if you get the chance. I had previously written about how we have been desensitized to bomb blasts in Nigeria. I wrote this before the Police … Continue reading »

Now that we have been desensitized to bomb blasts….

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 1 Comment

Its actually quite pitiful how desensitized to violence we are in this country. It hasn’t been long since bomb blasts became part of the Nigerian psyche yet we have become so desensitized to it. Over the past weekend three bombs went off in different parts of the country. People died and definitely others were injured. … Continue reading »

Nigerian Elections 2011: A Best/Worst Risk Analysis of a Goodluck Jonathan Presidency

Posted by ⋅ ⋅ 2 Comments

I have been reading a book by Ben Carson called Take the Risk. In the book, Dr Carson gives a simple yet somewhat effective means of assessing risk and making decisions. He calls is a Best/Worst Analysis formula. This formula involves four questions: What is the Best thing that can happen if I do this? … Continue reading »

Archives

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 836 other followers