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It seems that anytime Nigeria is getting some respite as regards ethnic tensions, there are people who are bent on frustrating the efforts. They make careless statements along religious and ethnic lines to upturn the polity and turn Nigerians against one another. While our leaders in the political landscape are mostly orchestrators of these divisive…
Nigeria and many other countries of the world celebrated international women’s day on the 8th of March 2021. The history of this day can be traced back about a century ago when a number of women staged a protest to demand the rights for women to vote during elections in the United States of America….
Pervasive corruption has dominated Nigeria’s political landscape for years. Just this week, the UK Government pledged to promptly return over 4.2 million pounds (N2.2b) seized from James Ibori, former Delta State Governor. The fight against corruption is one of the resolves of the Buhari-led administration under a leader who understands the importance of a corrupt-free…
To most oil-producing countries like Nigeria, the report that oil prices have crossed $70 per barrel for the first time in over a year would be great news. However, the reason for the increase is not a very palatable one. This Monday, Houthi rebels attacked a major oil facility in the world’s largest oil exporter,…
An army officer and his girlfriend were arrested by authorities in Zamfara State. According to the Zamfara State Government, they were apprehended following their engagement in aiding bandits with military uniforms and ammunition in the state. This was made known by Dr. Bashir Maru, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Bello Matawalle, on 5,…
Jesus Christ made a profound statement when he asked Christians not to store up treasures for themselves on earth, but in heaven. Those who should be proponents of these religious teachings seem to be doing the obverse. In a world where poverty, hunger, and unemployment are rife, one still finds men of God storing up…
More than 600 students have been abducted from schools in Northwest Nigeria since last year December. Zamfara State is the latest in this disturbing development in the country’s kidnap-for-ransom conundrum. The Jangebe abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls was the second mass kidnap that had ravaged schools in less than ten days. Another kidnap was executed…
China’s vaccine diplomatic campaign is achieving astonishing success. The country has pledged approximately half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries. The airplane loaded with vaccines had simply rolled up to a visit at Santiago’s airport late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, had been beaming. According to him, “Today is…
Recently, a bill seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution by removing matters relating to wages from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List, narrowly passed its second reading. The legislation is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to, Among…
As Nigeria trudges on the road, seeking peace relentlessly, some citizens have remained resolute in their wanton proclivity to see that the country does not succeed in this search. The actions of these Nigerians in our traditional, religious and political landscape show that they enjoy seeing Nigeria enmeshed in the cesspool of anarchy. Since these…
