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The Helplessness of Nigerians is Ignorance
It’s now a little bit more than 30 years ago when as a student at the Lagos State University (LASU), I participated in a national essay competition organized by the Forum for the Advancement of Nigeria (FAN), Philadelphia USA. The theme of the essay was Nigeria of My Dream. I won a certificate and this … Continue reading
The Gruesome Murder of Church Worshippers in Nigeria
The news of the gruesome murder of more than 100 worshippers in the town of Owo and in Ondo State of Nigeria is unprecedented going by how dastardly and barbaric the incident was. The gunmen invaded the church and shot sporadically and used explosives against the worshippers who gathered at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, … Continue reading
New York and Texas Mass Shootings: The Two-Sided Coin
The news of the barbaric and dastardly acts, namely the New York/Buffalo market shooting and the Texas elementary school mass shooting, has gone viral even in the minds of people agitating questions. The objectives were the same but they contrast each other in the identities of both the shooters and the victims. The objective was … Continue reading
The Buffalo Market Shooting: Neutralizing the Poison of White Supremacy
A white gunman motivated by hate and dressed in tactical gear killed 10 people and wounded three others Saturday, May 14, 2022, at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket. The suspect, an 18-year-old man, shot 13 people — 11 of whom are Black and two who are White — at the Tops Friendly Market. Saturday, May … Continue reading
The Gruesome Murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto
As much as it is in the Constitution of the land that life is sacrosanct and blasphemous utterances punishable under the law, it is unimaginable and barbaric how a group of students would, for any reason under the sun, burn a fellow student alive all in the name of using derogatory words against the prophet … Continue reading
Towards Preventing Military Coups in Africa
In almost all the countries of the world, the functions of the military are more or less the same in nature and in terms of responsibility. Just as it is well-entrenched in the constitution of most countries of the world that the security of lives and property of the citizenry is paramount and the primary … Continue reading