Nigeria
Should Nigeria have released Boko Haram suspects?
Military commanders inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi…
Africa
Peeling back the layers on the role of private security companies in Africa
Nigerian soldiers clearing Boko Haram camps in Borno State. The government has contracted private security companies to help. EPA/Stringer Jonathan Powell, University…
Africa
Nigeria: what Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election means for Africa’s biggest economy
"By Bayo Omoboriowo - This image was made available by Official Photographer of President Muhammadu Buhari, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72788912 Iwa Salami,…
Nigeria
President Buhari and the $1bn splurge on military equipment
President Buhari in April 2018 approved the release of $1bn for the procurement for military weapons with the stated intention of crushing…
Nigeria
Buhari wins as Nigeria turns its back on Jonathan
Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London In the end, the margin was too decisive. Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent president of Nigeria, had…
Opinion
The Failure Of The Nigerian Government To Protect Its Citizens
Two weeks. That's how long 190 schoolgirls have been abducted for. They were abducted from their school in Chibok, Borno State in…