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Excuse Me, Sir, Is This Your Terrorist?

October 3, 2019 — 1 Comment

Excuse Me, Sir, Is This Your Terrorist?

So who gets to decide which organisation is classed as a terrorist organisation and what is the criteria for that? Nigeria’s Terrorism Prevention Act of 2011 is just another law written by a military dictator for a military dictator.

Be a Good President, pt.1: Break the Pattern

By failing to objectively analyse the data at their disposal, the government has not only been plagued by flawed decision-making but has, incredibly, doubled down whenever confronted with an alternate set of ideas.

Afrophobia Déjà vu

We’ve been here before that’s why the international response to the latest attacks on African nationals in South Africa has been more visceral than ever before. I wrote about this issue back in 2015 and, unfortunately, a lot of what was true back then remains true today.

Death by a Thousand Cuts

The current revenue model of most search engines is engineered, not to give you the results you need, but the results that will lead you in whatever direction brings them the most data and, consequently, profit.

On Security: Failure by Design

Nigeria’s entire security apparatus has historically been designed to support and prop up a military dictator. Take away this irrational fear and I suspect the opposition to a more diversified security architecture will diminish.