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A Political Breakthrough?Is the nascent consensus on state police in Nigeria a political ruse or a giant step towards true federalism in the country?
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Addressing Entities of Particular Concern: Non-State Actors and Egregious Violations of Religious FreedomEbenezer Obadare's testimony before the United States Committee on International Religious Freedom addresses how Boko Haram, ISWAP, and other violent non-state actors commit religious freedom violations across Central Africa and the Sahel, and what U.S. policy response should be.
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A Country and Its DiasporaNigerians admire Nigerian immigrants in the diaspora, until they don’t.
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A Conversation With Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar of NigeriaForeign Minister Yusuf Tuggar of Nigeria discusses emerging issues in the sub-region and across the continent, including Nigeria's foreign policy initiatives and challenges to economic and regional security amid ongoing geopolitical turmoil.
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The Unmaking of an EliteThe great tragedy of Nigerian tertiary education is the debasement of its professoriate.
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Uncivil SocietyThe standard state versus society framework for analyzing African politics is no longer fit for purpose.
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A Loud SilencePentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.
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The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African ProtestRather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.
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A False DilemmaBad governance, not dissent, is the real threat to law and order in Nigeria.
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The Forever CounterinsurgencyWhat if the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is ‘programmed’ to continue in perpetuity?
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A Sense of ForebodingNigerians’ frustration with the Tinubu government threatens to spill over.
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Rumors of a Political CaptureAccusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria.
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Who Needs an Emir?The ongoing Emirship tussle in Nigeria begs broader questions about the place of traditional rulership in Africa’s emerging democracies.