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Peace deals with bandits: Truce or time bomb

Peace deals with bandits: Truce or time bomb

In recent months, several northern Nigerian states particularly – Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Sokoto – have embarked on a controversial experiment: Negotiating peace deals with armed bandit groups that have terrorized rural communities for years. These agreements, aimed at halting kidnappings, violent raids, and mass displacement, mark a significant shift from the state’s traditional reliance on military […]

Taiwo Oyedele to deliver Ondo @ 50 anniversary lecture

Taiwo Oyedele to deliver Ondo @ 50 anniversary lecture

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele, is billed to deliver the Ondo state 50th anniversary Public Lecture as the state government unveils comprehensive programme of activities to commemorate the creation of the State.

US: When the protector becomes the rapist, by Dele Sobowale

US: When the protector becomes the rapist, by Dele Sobowale

“Power tends to corruption; and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men” – Lord Acton, 1834-1902, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 195. “Money and power of course do drive people crazy. So, why shouldn’t people also gain power and wealth through being crazy?” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VBQ p 195. […]