The list of oddities in Nigeria’s political scene are endless, and as former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida once said of Nigeria’s economy and Nigeria itself appear to be defying all logic. By the very account of Nigeria’s leaders, the situation in the country should have been much worse by now; by their logic Nigeria…
The news of the demise of Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, early on Wednesday, was devastating. He, his family members and close friends had hoped and prayed hard for healing. No matter how death comes, I have always thought, however expected, no matter the circumstances, it leaves behind pains. Na’Abba was born on September 27, 1958,…
Most of Nigeria’s elites and rulers do not believe in anything beyond themselves and their perceived narrow interests. This assertion may sound very strange and even contradict the widely held belief that Nigeria is one of the most religious countries in the world. Of course, our religiosity is easily noticeable from the vast congregations of…
Find here a post titled “Separation is not about war; it has peaceful aspect”, said to have been authored by one Aminu Sa’ad Beli, which was widely circulated on the WhatsApp few weeks ago. The views appear to be based on widely known historical facts. As we all know, facts by themselves are nothing but…
On their way to the promise land, the leaders of Israel decided to send a team of spies to check out the land they were to take over. They sent out twelve spies, one from each of the twelve tribes. And the spies got back after performing their duties with two reports. The first report…
Simply put, a secured society is not necessarily one that has no challenges or problems. Security is not absence of threats. It is the ability of the state to ensure that people within its jurisdiction go about their daily endeavors without any threats to their lives, families and properties; or if such threats or challenges…
