The heft of helplessness
Helplessness is a lived reality for many across the globe, but it is particularly acute in Nigeria, where economic decay and insecurity have become its primary expressions.
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When silence is suicidal
he Nigerian security apparatus, especially the military, cleansed of sectarian and political pollution, is capable of ending the violence in the land in less than a year. Our soldiers, in spite of fifthcolumnists, have the capacity to do that.
Armed Forces Remembrance Day & The Enemy Within
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Editorial Armed Forces Remembrance Day & The Enemy Within Another Remembrance Day for our men and women under arms is here. Nigeria celebrates the Day on 15 January every year. The date replaces the Armistice or Poppy Day which used to be celebrated on every 11 November when the country was under British…
As the Christmas approaches
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Editorial (24 December, 2025) As the Christmas approaches The birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is a critical part of the faith of those who believe in Him. Even beyond such believers, the birth of the Saviour is a landmark shift in the human calendar. Christianity teaches us that Jesus…
Our self-sabotage and the foreboding future
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse Our self-sabotage and the foreboding future By Soney Antai, a serial awards-winning columnist Whatever folks allow or relish in over a long time oftentimes become a culture that may define them and shape their future. At that point of ritualised usage, the utility of activities, practices, and observances may not count, but…
I will stop terrorism in the North – Tinubu
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI will stop terrorism in the North – Tinubu In what sounded like a tough death notice to terrorists running riot over the northern region of the country, President Bola Tinubu has pledged his government’s determination to stop the concerning situation. He vowed that no part of the country would be allowed “to bleed…
Trump again blasts Nigeria, says country “is a disgrace”
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Nigeria’s insecurity has never been this bad – Afenifere rues
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNigeria’s insecurity has never been this bad – Afenifere rues The pan-Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, has described the roiling insecurity crisis in the country as the worst since independence in 1960. The group’s leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, said this through Otunba Kole Omololu, the group’s National Organising Secretary, at the 25th anniversary of the Arewa…
Insecurity escalation: Katsina shuts public schools
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesInsecurity escalation: Katsina shuts public schools As insecurity spreads across the country, particularly in the North, the Katsina State Government has, as preemptive measure, shut down all public schools. The State’s Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Sulaiman Jibia, disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Katsina. He explained that the measure became necessary…
614, 937 Nigerians killed, 2,235,954 kidnapped May 2023/April 2024 – NBS
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares 614, 937 Nigerians killed, 2,235,954 kidnapped May 2023/April 2024 – NBS As many as 614, 937 Nigerians were killed and 2,235,954 others kidnapped within the country between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS disclosed this, 17 December, 2024, in its report, ‘The Crime…