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The missed role of Amotekun…
SUDDENLY, the police are no longer favoured to secure lives and properties. Hitherto, the signs were ominous to discerning minds. The prerequisite trust much needed in safeguarding and protecting the people has been tattered and lost to…
The speech on my mind
ON a day like this, I remember President Muhammadu Buhari’s 60th Independence Anniversary Address to Nigerians and my heart bleeds! From the “directionless, unstable” and “nose-diving” state of the economy, to the deplorable security…
Deploying the power of religion during national crisis
THERE is no doubt that Nigeria as a society today is at a tipping point, and any further negative event as little as Torrential rainfall could push this country into possibly the darkest times in our history as a nation since the civil war…
How SARS became a catalyst for a new generation of Nigerian youths
My 14-year-old daughter had this to say when the #EndSARS protests broke out, “thank God! At last!” While I was still reeling from the shrewd observation, in that subconsciously pejorative way elders bristle at the unsolicited wit of the…
Fayemi administration’s peace-building efforts as springboard of development
Ekiti State has acquired an enviable reputation as one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria and this is an attraction for investors wishing to do business there. Since coming back to the governorship seat on October 16, 2018, Governor…
Nigeria’s #EndSARS protest as a revolutionary moment
It’s sad that strategic intelligence option outside of force played out in the #EndSARS crisis. Nigeria must learn to raise its game in national resilience and crisis management. Recent killing was avoidable with better strategic thinking…
[OPINION] Looting: Before it is too late…
From COVID-19 to #EndSars protests and now, mass looting, Nigeria will never forget year 2020 in a hurry. In the first quarter of the year, the nation was completely grounded. It was badly bruised and knocked down again just when it was…
EndSARS protest: A call for youth emancipation, credible leaders
FOR civil rule or constitutional democracy to thrive in any nation, three important guiding principles must exist. These are rule of law, equality before the law and fundamental human rights. If any nation fails to operate within the ambit…
Nigerian lives matter
WE will not take that dissolution bait! Nigerians are not animals! EndSARS! When citizens who usually cringe back in fear, and feel intimidated at the slightest threat of terror from instituted security operatives no longer sees the need to…
Flame of lyrical flicker: Review of Abiodun Bello’s Orere, Songs of a Thousand Tides
I am just a reader! But readers do have their own minds. We agree and disagree with authors, writers, singers. We are as important as them. Why? The significance of the readers’ response is that texts affect us in unique and subjective…