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Nigeria 2019 Elections: Threat, Political Risk Assessment

BY DON OKEREKE, SECURITY ANALYST/CONSULTANT

S/election seasons in Nigeria are synonymous with war situations, a do-or-die affair. Barely six months to Nigeria’s defining 2019 general elections, governance and business activities are almost at a standstill. Machiavellian intrigues, seismic political stunts, inter-party defections, impeachment plots are now the new normal in Nigeria. The political wheeling and dealing playing out in Nigeria is having a butterfly-effect on the already fragile economy, volatile political climate, security, geo-political risk, instability. For the second year in a row, the Fragile States Index, FSI, released by the Washington DC-based think-tank, Fund for Peace, FFP, ranked Nigeria as the 13th least stable country in the world. Similarly, Nigeria ranks 148 out of 168 on the 2018 Global Peace Index (GPI), by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

: DON OKEREKE, SECURITY CONSULTANT/ANALYST; Nigeria Watch International; Posted On Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:30

Oka (Oga) e be like your greed na ogbonge greed

Sweeping in the City

Part 1

Setting:

Problem Dey Plenty (PDP) branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURT), Ukana, a Province in JIBITI REPUBLIC.

Enter, Akawuke Operator (A.O.): 10, 000, 000 Jibitira, ete yim.

Enter, Ete Obot: Nsiro? Nsiro!

A.O.: J10, ete yim.

Ete Obot: Don’t be ‘tupid!

A.O. (About to respond, but was cut short by Ete Obot, popularly known in Ukana Land as “Cut grass, take 10”).

Ete Obot: Kwi quahyet (keep quiet)! I say don’t be ‘tupid! If you no yump (jump) commot from my face nah, nah (now, now) I ko (go) frog yump (jump) and make you (yump) into the yacoon (lagoon) in faraway Yaygos (Lagos). Nonsense!

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, PUBLISHER AND BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM; Books and Arts Review; Posted On Sunday, 12 August 2018 13:00

86% of websites at risk from hackers for simple security oversight

Security scans performed on 218,000 Magento websites revealed 86% are missing critical security patches, according a leading cyber security consultancy.

: ROBERT BAKER; Case Studies; Posted On Friday, 10 August 2018 22:21

Linx International signs MOU with SOS Academy

HAMPSHIRE, UK: Linx International Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Norway-based SOS Academy. The companies will collaborate on the development and delivery of world-leading academic and vocational security and risk-related training, delivered in the classroom, online or via blended learning. The agreement also covers the provision of security consulting services currently provided by both organisations.