Today the price of crude oil is low and our economy is in a mess. They say we could have prevented this if only we diversified our economy long ago but that is just part of the story. We are […]
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It is no longer news that about 15 Local Governments in Benue state are affected by the on-going invasion and occupation by armed fulani herdsmen (Agatu remains the most affected). These attacks by herdsmen did not spare women or children. […]
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It is so easy for us all to miss the point in the unfortunate story of Ese Oruru because she is from the south-south and a Christian while his abductor is a northerner and Muslim. This is a perfect story […]
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A report in Thisday newspaper some days ago said boko haram has killed 406 Nigerians in the first 36 days of the Buhari Presidency(I believe these are just the reported cases). Before I could turn to my neighbour to share […]
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On Thursday the Benue house of assembly gave governor Ortom the go ahead to borrow N10billion from the bank to offset workers’ salary arrears. This didn’t come as a surprise. In a meeting with activists, students and opinion leaders when […]
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Not too long ago, Amnesty International released a report titled: “Stars on their shoulder. Blood on their hands”. This report exposed the human right abuses committed by the military in the north-east in executing the fight against boko haram militants. […]
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“We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything with nothin” -Mother Teresa of Calcutta Three days […]
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I still remember how we celebrated children’s day in those days not too long ago. We normally assembled in the public square or stadium wearing our school uniform to celebrate. We marched round one school after another saluting the Governor/Sole […]
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Former Vice President,Atiku Abubakar asked the other day on tweeter that “how can we get more young Nigerians involved in politics?”. With this question,it is obvious that young people have not been very much involved in politics. For me it […]
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First it was Asari Dokubo who said President Jonathan’s defeat was a ‘gang up’. In his words “the voting pattern has clearly shown that the Gambari North and the Yoruba are united in the conquest of the Niger Deltans and the Igbo […]
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Before the Presidential election many who were of the opinion that President Goodluck will win said so because they believed strongly in the power of the incumbent. For them only a fool should challenge the President of Nigeria. When you […]
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Now that General Mohammadu Buhari has won the election and is going to be the next President of Nigeria, like most Nigerians I am happy beyond expression. There are so many lessons to learn,many extra ordinary stories that will be […]
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