Analyses
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What Power Cut By Terrorists Could Mean For Businesses In Northwest Nigeria
Terrorists operating in various parts of Northwest Nigeria have been threatening to cut power lines that supply electricity to various…
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Nigeria Is Struggling To Protect Its Prisons Despite Attempts At Reform
The attack on the Kuje medium-security custodial facility in Nigeria’s capital on Tuesday, July 5, led to the escape of…
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10 Ways Nigeria’s Northwestern States Have Tackled Terrorism Without Much Success
Hardly a day passes without an attack from the terrorists. They kidnapped Alhaji Danladi Barata and his son four weeks…
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Hijra And Jihad: What Islamic State’s Call For Migration Means For Terrorism In Africa
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has recently focused on Africa, encouraging its fighters to migrate there in…
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How Civil Wars Start And Lessons For Today’s Nigeria
For decades, social scientists have researched factors which, combined, best predict that a country will experience civil war. Nigeria ticks…
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Lake Chad: A Large Part Of Insurgents’ Weaponry Are From Regional State Arsenals
A significant amount of the vehicles, arms, and ammunition in the inventory of Boko Haram and the rival Islamic State…
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As Terror Groups Expand Operations Beyond Nigeria’s Northeast
Many believe Nigeria’s counterinsurgency campaign has contained the terror groups and their cells in the Northeast. However, the swath of…
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How Hate Speeches By Politicians, Others Lead To Election Violence In Nigeria
In Aug. 2020, just as the South-South state of Edo state was gearing for its gubernatorial elections, Joseph Ihama, a…
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Jihadists Trying To Disrupt 2023 Elections In Nigeria’s Northwest
Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, faces multiple threats. One of them is an Al-Qaeda-linked…
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Nigeria’s ‘Holding Charge’ Policy Affecting Access To Justice
Sikiru Rahman, 24, was arrested by the police in January 2020 while returning from work at Badore, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.…
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