Thanks be to God for life.    You are a testifier.  That we are alive to witness the first half of the sixth month is indeed a testimony. Beloved, the greatest testimony is that of life and the salvation of our souls. Sleeping and waking up, isn’t by our power.  It is God that gives […]

“I thought of Napoleon, 1769-1821, who said the word “impossible” does not exist or should not exist” – German philosopher. After the nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan as the presidential candidate of a faction of the moribund Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on May 30, 2026, in Abuja, I am beginning to believe that nothing is […]

At last, members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have passed the bill for state police in the country. The proposed new policing system which is aimed at addressing rising insecurity across the country saw 289 out of the 290 members in attendance voting in favour of state police while only one member abstained. But because […]

By evening, the winged termites would arrive in dense swarms around every bulb in the compound, and the entire place would change character. Children would drift out

The tournament did not erase inequality or power or conflict, but it suspended them just long enough to suggest an alternative way of seeing the world

The renewed push for state police in Nigeria has come at a time when the country is bleeding from many fronts. From kidnappings to banditry, cult violence, communal clashes, terrorism, separatist agitation and urban crime, the centralised police structure has become overstretched. The House of Representatives, on June 11, 2026, passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to […]

Mr Sam Amuka Pemu, Chairman and Founder of Vanguard Newspapers – he has been Uncle Sam to me for the better part of five decades – celebrates another birthday today. His 91st year on this mother earth. The day I gather, would be just another day – that is if he doesn’t get his way to leave […]

ONE long week of horror. That is how I think I can best describe the working week ending today. Just imagine! The week opened with news of terrorists killing three officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission in Kebbi State. Down in Delta State, soldiers and policemen clashed with youths in Emede community in Isoko […]

Stories like that of David and Goliath teach moral lessons especially about victory not necessarily going to the mighty and powerful. The  freedom battles between a sitting United States President  and, a slave girl he owned, are no less intriguing. Such a true life story is usually tucked away as they tell of the humiliation and […]

Last year, on this very same date, I pointed out that there was nothing happy or authentic about Naija style democracy; and I’m still searching for evidence that we are enjoying government of the people, for the people and by the people…on some important levels at least. Sadly, such evidence continues to elude me and […]