by Ryan Cummings In recent weeks, I have fielded a number of questions regarding Boko Haram’s declaration of a caliphate and whether the sect’s actions have been inspired by that of the Islamic State in the Levant. I thought I would great to pose some of the more commonly asked questions on my blog and... Read More

boko haram, Caliphate, Isis, ryan cummings, security

August 28, 2014

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We will get Gwoza back from Boko Haram – Gen Olukolade is now ready to accept reality

by Kolapo Olapoju On Wednesday, 27 August, the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade said the Nigerian Army will imminently take back the Islamic caliphate of Gwoza from the forces of Boko Haram. After initially being in denial about Abubakar Shekau’s declaration that Gwoza now belongs to the sect, the Army boss has said... Read More

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Abubakar Shekau, army, BBC, Borno, Caliphate, Cameroon, channels television, Director of Defence Information, Firefight, Gamboru Ngala, Gwoza, loan, Major-General Chris Olukolade, nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan

May 5, 2014

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Tunde Leye: A tale of two Caliphates (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye It must be seen that apart from the issues of governance, poverty and politics in the region, there is an underlying clash of two caliphates – the older, less dominant but dogged Bornu Caliphate of the Kanuri and the newer, Sokoto Caliphate of the Fulani. The immediate causes and history of... Read More

Caliphate, idris alooma, jihad, kanem-bornu, opinion, Tunde Leye, Y! Frontpage, ynaija

April 27, 2014

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Femi Fani-Kayode: This is the time for Nigerians to make a choice

by Femi Fani-Kayode Let us make no mistake about it: the agenda of Boko Haram and those that are behind it, both locally and their international backers, is not limited to northern Nigeria and neither has it ever been. Simply put they wish to conquer the whole country and establish their own caliphate. “Nigerian... Read More

boko haram, Caliphate, Choice, Femi Fani-Kayode, nigeria, nigerians, opinion, prayer, samibisa forest, ynaija

September 9, 2013

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Opinion: Regulating religious preaching in the North (1)

by Ibrahim Waziri …I submitted, with emphasis on Northern Nigeria, that the Nigerian nation must be interested in regulating religious preaching and practice for the restoration of peace and fair neighbourliness, economic and social progress to the region. The idea of a nation since time is that of a representation of what is more of... Read More

Ahmadu Bello, Caliphate, ibrahim waziri, northen nigeria, Northern Nigeria, opinion, peace, sokoto caliphate, ynaija

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Femi Fani-Kayode: This is the time for Nigerians to make a choice

Opinion: Regulating religious preaching in the North (1)

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