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Mandela: A Great Liberator and Giant of History

Funeral oration by President Obama at Memorial Service for Former South African President Nelson Mandela delivered at First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa on December 10, 2013

“And so we, too, must act on behalf of justice. We, too, must act on behalf of peace. There are too many people who happily embrace Madiba’s legacy of racial reconciliation, but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba’s struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. (Applause.) And there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard.”

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President Obama

: BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 12:23

How Nigeria Can Overcome Terrorism, Insurgency and Instability

BY DON OKEREKE, SECURITY ANALYST/CONSULTANT

Introduction

The unrelenting insecurity, terrorism/insurgency miasma in Nigeria is disturbing. Innocent people are arbitrarily hacked to death, the issue is talked about for a few days, a Committee/Panel is assembled and the whole episode fizzles out sooner than later. Terrorism/Insurgency and insecurity has taken a big toll on innocent lives, public infrastructures and Nigeria’s economy. A recent report suggests Nigeria’s military campaign against terrorism and insurgency may have gulped over N1 trillion. Caging Boko Haram has hitherto proved cagey due to the unconventional (Guerrilla-war nature) of their operation with a trend towards ‘Lone Wolf’ terrorism - maximizing the use of surprise, terror by a loose network of individuals or groups sympathetic to a common cause. The potency of terrorism is essentially psychological; terrorists know they cannot win the war so they attempt to make the price of their antagonist’s victory exorbitant.

: DON OKEREKE, SECURITY ANALYST/CONSULTANT; Nigeria Watch International; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 12:18

No Xmas fun for IT as they admit to losing the cyber-warfare battle

Research reveals a third of IT experts feel they are playing cat and mouse with the cyber-crime community

Santa Clara, CA and London: RedSeal Networks, the leader in network infrastructure security management (NISM), announced the results of a survey that was conducted amongst 350 IT professionals from a range of companies across the United Kingdom.