Nigeria’s conundrum following Trump’s threat
US president Donald Trump has threatened “that disgraced country” Nigeria with a “fast, vicious and sweet” response if they don’t take action to stop the
German TV channel asks: Is Nigeria’s security crisis a religious war?
DW, the German public service broadcaster, today in the Flip Side programme dived into the controversial claims by US president Donald Trump that there is
Nigeria’s violent conflicts are about more than just religion – despite what Trump says
The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the
Should Nigeria be worried about Trump’s bluster
President Donald Trump decided to remember Nigeria yesterday, a country he would have seen as a “shithole” during his first term, by designating it in
Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria
Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama’at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da’wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko
Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgency: Is there a way out?
Boko Haram militants have recently intensified their attacks in Nigeria, killing over 500 people in the first quarter of 2025. Analysts say the Nigerian government
Time to bury the myths about mass-murdering Muhammadu Buhari
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Anthony said: “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives
Nigeria needs a new military strategy to tackle insurgents
Despite its size and resources, the Nigerian military continues to struggle against insurgents in the northeast of the country. These failures reveal deeper structural weaknesses
Why is violence by Boko Haram and ISIL rising again in Nigeria?
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story discussion programme looked at Nigeria’s failures to deal decisively with the terrorism of Boko Haram and it’s affiliates. Many farming communities
Armed gangs kill dozens in northeast Nigeria
A local state governor said “scores” of people had been killed in the attacks, which also saw homes and properties destroyed. Northeast Nigeria has been