Peace on paper, peril in practice: Why 2027’s elections remain at risk, by Dakuku Peterside
There is something reassuring about political rivals gathering beneath one roof to sign a common promise of peace. In a country where elections have too often been accompanied by intimidation, inflammatory rhetoric, and violence, the symbolism matters. It affirms that opponents are adversaries, not enemies, and that the pursuit of power must remain subordinate to the survival […]
Wedding anniversary reflections
Thursday,May 15,was my 15th wedding anniversary. My civil marriage and traditional marriage predate my church wedding, but I prefer the church wedding as my milestone.
An appeal to Mr. President
IT may not be proper to call on Mr. President for most things the ministries and other government bodies can handle especially when they are yearly budgeted for and monetary allocations paid to the relevant bodies.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s fallouts from Chibok
“Statistics say Nigeria is the richest country in Africa, with an average annual per capita income of 1,200 pounds, great wealth in most of the continent. But this is the greatest kleptocracy on Earth, whose oil wealth is pillaged by an elite which claws not millions, but billions…
As I remember Elder Isemede
s I remember Mac, I remember “Yahoo don come”. That was a pet name we shared as we were entering into the computer world. We threw up the name freely, even at the middle of church services, particularly on those rare occasions, at the Church of God Mission, when the preaching was getting pall and uninteresting.
Chibok girls as game changer
IT is said he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches. Northern Nigeria, especially the Muslim zone of the North, knows where the shoe of Islamic terror and insurgency is pinching. That much is pretty obvious.
