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...Taliban, Boko Haram formed about eight years ago. A huge government operation against the group in 2004 ended with the police claiming victory. But five years on and the militants are back, stronger and more vicious. In the latest outbreak of violence, in Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern Borno state, militant gunmen assaulted police stations and engaged armored-personnel backed troops. (Read "Big Tobacco Sets Its Sights on Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Nigeria's Taliban': How Big a Threat? | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

...lite have dominated Nigerian politics, using their positions to enrich themselves and their families. "We have seen this country degenerate from a promising state to a dysfunctional one. We have seen unmitigated corruption and insensitivity on the part of its rulers," says Mohammed Ndume, a federal MP from Borno state. "We are seeing a lack of opportunities and so much stress for its people. So what do you expect? The people have to react, and that is what you are seeing and that is what the current crisis is all about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Nigeria's Taliban': How Big a Threat? | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

...given preferential treatment, no matter what their flaws. Even though Harvard's lecturers might be highly qualified scholars, I had to re-evaluate my expectation of enjoying a better relationship with them after reading Lemann's Essay. It was enlightening news that I very much appreciate. Bata Yahaya Mshelia Borno, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 4/10/2006 | See Source »

...given preferential treatment, no matter what their flaws. Even though Harvard's lecturers might be highly qualified scholars, I had to re-evaluate my expectation of enjoying a better relationship with them after reading Lemann's Essay. It was enlightening news that I very much appreciate. Bata Yahaya Mshelia Borno, Nigeria A Man in Demand Re "Can he make peace bloom?" [March 20]: it is crucial that U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad succeed in persuading Iraq's sectarian leaders to revive the political process so the new government can focus on rebuilding the country. The Iraqi people are losing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming Soon to a World Near You | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

...heads the new government, General Buhari, is a figure to be reckoned with. During the previous military government, he served as Nigeria's Oil Minister and before that as governor of Borno state. He attended the British Officers' Cadet School at Aldershot, near London, and the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Like Shagari, he is both a Muslim from the north and a political moderate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Light That Failed: Nigeria | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

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