In this episode of Update with Rimamnde Shawulu, we break down Nigeria’s worsening security crisis — from the Katsina mosque massacre where 32 Muslim worshippers were killed, to renewed bandit attacks across the Northwest and Middle Belt. The Federal Government has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators, while Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa,…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu examines how dictatorship corrodes society — from destroying the rule of law, silencing free thought, fueling corruption, and weaponizing ethnicity, to crippling institutions that should safeguard democracy. Using Nigeria as a case study since 1999, this documentary-style analysis highlights: How governors evolved from powerful state leaders…
https://youtu.be/QCQddd4S-Ac This documentary traces how extremist and separatist movements—from ISIS and Al-Shabaab to Boko Haram and IPOB/Amba activists—leveraged Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram to recruit, fundraise, intimidate, and broadcast. It explores Nigeria, Cameroon and the wider Horn/Sahel, and the ripple effects felt in London, New York, Nairobi and beyond. We examine the cat-and-mouse game…
Across the world, countries are experimenting with inclusive democracy by reserving parliamentary seats for women, people with disabilities, and marginalized groups. Now, Nigeria is revisiting this important debate as the National Assembly considers a bill that proposes 82 reserved seats — 55 in the House of Representatives and 27 in the Senate. In this episode…
In this powerful episode, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum speaks with Mercy and Prof Solomon Tarfa about the long and painful struggle to secure the release of children taken from their orphanage in Kano, Nigeria. They reveal disturbing allegations of: • Children being forced into conversions and given new identities. • Orphans taken from Asaba and transported…
In a shocking development with global implications, Canada’s High Court has declared Nigeria’s two main political parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — as terrorist organisations. This unprecedented ruling has already resulted in Nigerians being denied permanent residency and facing deportation simply for being members of these parties…
