The radical Islamist group Boko Haram poses an increasing threat to the Nigerian state in the country’s north. How has it become so powerful and effective? The ingredients of an answer lie in the complex history, power-relationships and social inequalities of this marginalized region, says Morten Bøås. The tradition of Islamic radicalism that exists in Continue Reading...
Ibadan violence Ladoja, Ajimobi trade words
KEMI OLAITAN May 4, 2013 No Comments » Ibadan violence Ladoja, Ajimobi trade words Oyo govt is intolerant of opposition – Ladoja We know nothing about the violence – ACN In the aftermath of the political violence that erupted in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday, the Accord Party, AP, yesterday came hard on Continue Reading...
Tribunal Upholds Mimiko’s Election
Dismisses PDP, ACN’s Petitions FOR their inability to prove the various allegations highlighted in their individual petitions against the declaration of governor Olusegun Mimiko as the winner of the last October 20 gubernatorial election in Ondo State, the Election Petition Tribunal sitting over the matter, Friday dismissed the petitions of the Action Congress of Nigeria Continue Reading...