beekay

backend developer | python,Django,nodejs

[beekay @kaslong_]

Nigeria should not assume that its size alone insulates it. Large countries are often simply larger targets. The real lesson from Mali is not that insurgencies spread overnight. It's that they spread gradually, exploiting every vacuum in governance.

[Abubakar Sidiq Usman @MrAbuSidiq]

What’s happening in Mali, and why Nigeria should be paying attention

What’s happening in Mali right now is more than another round of violence. Recent coordinated attacks by groups like Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara show a clear shift: these groups are becoming more organized, more ambitious, and more willing to directly challenge state control. They are no longer just staging hit-and-run attacks in remote areas. They are targeting major towns, military positions, and key routes, testing how far the state can hold.

This matters because Mali has been the epicenter of the Sahel conflict for years. Despite coups, foreign interventions, and new security partnerships, the state is still struggling to contain the insurgency. In fact, the pressure is increasing. And when a conflict like this doesn’t get resolved, it doesn’t stay in one place, it spreads.

That spread is already happening. Across Burkina Faso and Niger, similar groups are gaining ground, linking up, and turning what used to be separate crises into a single, cross-border insurgency. The Sahel is gradually becoming one connected battlefield where fighters, weapons, and tactics move freely across borders that are weakly controlled.

For Nigeria, this is not a distant problem. It is a creeping security threat that is already at the edges and could deepen if ignored.

The North-East remains under pressure from Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, but the bigger risk now is connection. As Sahel-based groups strengthen, the possibility of deeper coordination with insurgents inside Nigeria increases, in funding, training, and operations.

At the same time, the North-West is becoming a serious vulnerability. States like Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kebbi sit close to Niger, where instability is rising. What began as banditry in this region could evolve into something more dangerous if jihadist groups successfully embed themselves, using existing criminal networks as a foundation.

Then there is the North-Central, especially Niger State. It doesn’t get as much attention, but it is strategically critical. It connects the troubled northern regions to the rest of the country, including Abuja. If insecurity intensifies there, it shifts the problem from a distant northern issue to a national one, much closer to the political center.

The pattern is hard to ignore. In the Sahel, weak governance creates space. Armed groups move in, consolidate, and then expand outward. Mali is simply the latest example of that cycle playing out at scale.

Nigeria is not outside that cycle. It is on its southern edge, and potentially the next major front if the regional trend continues.

[beekay @kaslong_]

@KwankwasoRM This tragedy shows that our current approach is not working. OSC is meant to reduce terrorism, yet attacks continue. We need stronger leadership, decisive action, and a clear commitment, not just statements. to truly defeat terrorism the body language must reflect urgency.

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

Peter Obi as consensus candidate with strong VP from the North? Asiwaju is gone! The battle is who can decimate Bola’s Southern Solidarity & eat into his Northern votes? It’s a simple math, simple majority carries the day. Gauge the mood of the street, & do the needful.

[beekay @kaslong_]

It takes forever to reply emails @officialVMN

[beekay @kaslong_]

@omoluabi1sq You need to read understanding the PDP for dummies 😂😂

[beekay @kaslong_]

@dauda_iliya @BornoGovt @ProfZulum Having integrated the repentant bkh members back into the society was a huge mistake I hope not just the governor but also the military will learn from this mistakes and make sure it never happens again, For snakes will always remain snakes no matter how you polish it

[Francesco Ciulla @FrancescoCiull4]

Do you want to hear a very uncomfortable truth?

Developers with a Computer Science Degree are ALSO self-taught developers.

[beekay @kaslong_]

@waxdigitals @NigeriaStories Faith is now the new update for cashout, it has always been about the business not spreading the gospel.

[beekay @kaslong_]

@PeterObi you have to stay connected with your legislators and your strategy has to change, when you apply your diplomacy we need to see strategic action this is Nigerian your Excellency wake up !!

[beekay @kaslong_]

@Andy_ye4 @IK_Balarabe @NigeriaStories How are you meant to monitor a child's phone when he/she is in school ?? Having a phone is not bad for the right reasons but in school it's a bad idea instead let them have e- libraries for there research

[beekay @kaslong_]

The A-10 is a masterpiece

[RichardKarnes @KarnesReal31368]

@elonmusk What has always amazed me is the @DeptofDefense desire to mothball the A-10 Warthog.
From the day it first flew it has been one of, if not the most, durable, reliable, and effective aircraft to be deployed into combat.

[beekay @kaslong_]

@SAVIORSCALL @vicfema2k5 @NobleEyisi @DavidHundeyin At least he puts Nigerians first above his ambition

[beekay @kaslong_]

@Ronycoder All

[beekay @kaslong_]

@Kid33yg @ZagazOlaMakama we will keep fighting an unending battle if we do not address issues like the out of school children and almagiri issues in the north

[BETWIZAD.COM @BetwizadTips]

Petition Filed against this Mannerless Albino of the Federal House of Representatives, He would have been Suspended from the house by Now in a Sane Country but we are in Nigeria 🤦🏽‍♂️

[Tolulope Oluwaseyi Fatunbi @davidelppa]

My adorable 2 year old daughter decided to learn about my work in Nigeria 🇳🇬. ❤️🥰😘 Mineralization 101 #daddy’s #girl #princess #love #family #time #davidelppa #imagingthepositivestoryofnigeria #earthgifttohumanity #copper #gold #pgm #lithium #rareearthelement #manganese #antimony #fluorite #silver #lead #zinc #cobalt #coltan #tin #sapphire

[beekay @kaslong_]

@wizkidfc_ Write codes 😌

[Danny Thompson @DThompsonDev]

If I I WRITE CODE and six months later I go back, read it, and don't have a clue what is going on, I made some mistakes.

If I write code and six months later my teammate goes back to it, reads it and is lost, then I've messed up majorly as a software developer.

Code readability should ALWAYS be a priority for stronger maintaining abilities.

[Eddie Jaoude | DevRel | Open Source @eddiejaoude]

Being a developer is 90% figuring stuff out and 10% coding

[beekay @kaslong_]

@alat_ng why do I have to suffer all this just because I choose to bank with you guys attend to me pls