Senate’s belated rise against “repentant” terrorists
The Senate has finally given voice to a national outrage that has simmered for too long: Nigeria’s policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating so-called repentant Boko Haram fighters without doing them justice. It has outlived whatever limited utility its creators may once have claimed. A programme that begins with surrender and ends with return to the […]
Even If We Panic
NIGERIANS have more than enough reasons to panic. It should be more so when the issue is security and government is not about to do anything about securing the country. The assurances have gone bare and the attacks are becoming deadlier.
Still Wanted – The President Must Remember
IT is time to wonder again if President Goodluck Jonathan remembers what he promised when he announced his intention to run for office in September last year. He promised to be a different President, one who would care for the poor.
Words Are Everything
IN a country of more than 42 Ministers, and more similarly ranked government officials, you would be forgiven if you have not heard about Mr. Samuel Ortom. He is the Minister of State for Trade and Investment.
Eid-el-kabir
MUSLIMS all over the world mark Eid-el-kabir, also known as Eid-el-Adha or Festival of Sacrifice, to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his only son, Ismail, as an act of obedience to God. According to the story, which is also recorded in the bible, God intervened by providing him with a ram to sacrifice in Ismail’s place.
Minimal measures won’t work
TOO much is being done to promote the nothingness that stands for legislations. Sometimes we wonder if we need legislators in the first place. Neither the executive nor the judiciary is doing better.
