Thug culture in Nigerian politics: the links between state governors, funding and violent armed groups
Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, elections have consistently been marred by violence. The elections between 1999 and 2019 and in 2023 saw party clashes, physical attacks, assassinations
The violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt has long historical roots
There is systematic violence taking place in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, writes Onyedikachi Madueke. The government calls it local skirmishes, but the reality goes deeper than
