On The Killing Of Aid Workers By Boko Haram
A second aid worker held hostage by Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, was executed after a negotiation deadline purportedly expired. Hauwa Mohammed Liman, 24, was kidnapped by Boko Haram in…
OBUSEH JUDE
Obuseh Jude holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours Degree in Political Science, a Master of Arts (M.A) post-graduate Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the premier University of Ibadan, coupled with other professional qualifications. His areas of research interests are: International Political History and Peace and Conflict Studies. He is a peace researcher and practitioner, and the Executive Director of Conflict Prevention and Peace Building Initiative (CPPBI), a Nigerian based non-governmental organization committed to the prevention of violent conflict in Africa. Jude is an eclectic researcher and writer whose incisive publications - articles, position papers and other well tailored works - on peace building, conflict prevention, Politics and other significance human interest issues are constantly syndicated in both local and international media – regular and social. He writes regularly for the “Nigerian Observer Newspaper” (Two Columns: ”Cutting Edge” On Tuesdays And “Security Issues” On Thursdays), “Nigerians in America”, an online publication, and a key contributor to other publications. Apart from peace work, Jude is also a fervent social commentator, a political analyst, motivational speaker and leader of thought. He is a down to earth, liberal minded individual; a strong believer in the universal oneness of the human species; an avid admirer of the perfection manifested in creation by the Almighty; and a lover of nature and the outdoors. For more on Obuseh Jude and his work visit: www.cppbi.org; Tel: +2348168580211; E-mail: obuseh.jude@cppbi.org.
Off With These Military Brought Ups!
When the khaki boys struck on the 15th of January, 1966, expectations within the populace, who had grown tired of the political class, were initially sky-high. The jackboots were hailed…
Mourning My Country Part II
I must have sounded very caustic, cynical, contemptuous and sentimental – as some would have by now concluded – in the blunt manner I randomly carpeted the razzmatazz that accompanied…
Mourning My Country
I beg the readers of this piece to excuse my rather sarcastic, pessimistic and raucously discordant tone, which is born out of my candid disapproval of the pomp and pageantry…
On June 12 as Democracy Day
The formal recognition of “June 12” as the new date for the celebration (I prefer marking) of “Democracy Day” in Nigeria, and the bestowment of the country’s highest national honour,…
Realities of Nigerian Democracy
As Nigerians celebrate the 2018 edition of the return of democracy to their country in 1999, following sixteen years of Jackboot dictatorship, this column bluntly examines the visceral facts of…
How Nigeria Can Become A Global Power
From a commonsensical standpoint, POWER is the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way. In international political parlance, power connotes the ability of a nation…
Buhari and the Angry Puritans
Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari is one of the most maligned leaders Nigeria has ever had. This is not an exaggeration. Neither is it an attempt to wax lyrical about Nigeria’s…
As the Body Count in Benue Continues
In the early hours of Tuesday the 24th of April, 2018, suspected herdsmen invaded St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ukpor-Mbalom Parish, Gwer East Local Government Area, Benue State, and cruelly snuffed…
On Babangida’s Malapropisms
Apart from being widely known as the dictator under whom corruption became state policy in Nigeria, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, erstwhile military “President” of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…