There are countless examples: Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban at age fourteen just for going to school‚ and Boko Haram colloquially translates to “Western education is a sin” in the Hausa language. Education is a problem and solution for economic and political progression as well as poverty. I go to school not just for my personal growth and training‚ but also for
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legitimately regarded as the future leaders‚ they are potentially and actually the greatest investment for a country’s development” [Federal Republic of Nigeria: 1999]. Now question need to be thrown to them; what measure has been taken to quell Boko Haram insurgence? A pellucid answer would be Amnesty and probably the reinforcement of security forces- these certainly are not proactive means to curtail insecurity. Certainly‚ mishmash between government’s effort and youth’s thinking has been occurring
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WHY IS TERRORISM AMERICA’S PROBLEM “You know‚ one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror” said the previous president of America‚ George W Bush in 2006. This encapsulates the American war on terrorism. Aimless‚ flawed and biased. I am of the opinion that terrorism is America’s problem as she has beared most of the cost of it and also because she is to blame for it. Problems Economic costs ● Terrorism raises the risk and cost of doing business‚ whether that business is diplomacy
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Fareed Zakaria wrote an article for cnn.com and was published in September 2014. The title of his article is “ Is the world going nuts?” In the article‚ he wrote to the public‚ advising them of problems happening around the world. He also writes about how there are major economic issues around the world. Zakaria used facts to make his article more understandable for the audience. His strongest writing style was diction. He made important information stick out to make it more impactful. Zakaria informed
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trading with the country’s enemy. Napoleon (France’s new leader) agreed to the deal‚ but the British didn’t. The British would still seize American merchants and impress them. This is similar to the 276 Chibok‚ Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by the Boko Haram and forced to be suicide bombers. During these two terrifying times in history‚ the innocent victims of the weaker force were kidnapped and forced to do whatever the kidnapper
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NIGERIA AND THE BOMBER: THE GENESIS TO REVELATION Nigeria is a country in the West of Africa with an interesting population of over 160 million people. A British Colony‚ Nigeria was hitherto peaceful and seen as key to African development and interests. Such has been the opposite of the true state of the supposed Giant of Africa since gaining independence in 1960 and declaring a Republic in 1961. After years of Military Dictatorship and coups left the country under-developed for much of her early
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Analysis of the challenges of religion and ethnicity on political stability in Nigeria’s fourth republic (1999-2011) INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Basically‚ Nigeria is a plural society and heterogeneous in virtually all the facet of life. The custom and tradition of Nigerians is so diverse to the extent that Nigeria as a country is now confronted with the problem of religion and ethnicity towards their political stability. The origin and history of ethnic conflict (societal wars and violence)
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juggling two vastly different cultures while promised with security and the essence of what makes up the American Dream. I was only 3 years old when my family moved from Nigeria in 2003; the intolerant post-election tension as well as the rise of Boko Haram motivated my parents to move elsewhere for the safety of their children. I was told by my parents that life here in the USA would be easy as long as you had motivation to succeed‚ but why didn’t they admit that sometimes‚ it wasn’t enough or as
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The Holocaust is one of the most remembered tragedies in history. It is unfathomable to presume that another human being was capable of causing such terror and horror to millions. The tragedy is widely known and recognized for those who were victims of Hitler and his depraved mind. Yet‚ one doesn’t know that the world is gradually resurrecting the horrors of this catastrophic event. It is possible for a Holocaust to recur once again and will continue to be a threat‚ so long as there are people who
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unstable. In 1998 MASSOB (Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra) was formed. Claiming to be strictly peaceful the organization has still re opened what can only be expressed as deep feelings in Nigeria. Then in 2009 the Boko Haram‚ an extremist Islamic group that can be likened to Al-Qaeda‚ forcefully made their presence known in northern Nigeria. Along with this the country for the first time since the war has its first elected president Goodluck Johnathan‚ who is busy not
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