By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) Daily, especially in morning and evening hours, shouts of ‘bola! bola! bola! rend the air in the streets of satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory. These screeches signal the arrival or presence of informal refuse collectors known as ‘Mai Bola’ orContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu recently ordered the withdrawal of police personnel from protecting very important persons (VIPs) in order to free up more operatives for deployment amid spike in insecurity across the country. The order, along with declaring a state of emergency onContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Violent extremist groups in and around Nigeria deliberately weaponise information – from doctored videos to hate-filled sermons and viral social media rumours – to radicalise youths, intimidate communities and undermine confidence in government. Scholars of counterterrorism and strategic communication agree thatContinue Reading
