Press freedom, intelligence power, and Nigeria’s democratic signal to West Africa

By Ademola Oshodi West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set the…

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U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Gamberi which remains part of the ongoing Operation Resolute Support in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 11, 2014.

DHQ explains Nigeria–U.S. security ties, denies presence of U.S. troops

The Defence Headquarters has clarified that Nigeria’s security cooperation with the United States does not involve the deployment of U.S. troops in the country, dismissing recent media reports and public…

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