She sat. Then I sat. She looked around. I could guess her thoughts. We were in church. My church. She was once of the Roman Catholic. Then marriage took her to the Anglican church. The Pentecostal churches dwell on money a little too much she says.

From Kaduna to Rivers and Benue states as well as other parts of the country, the stories of woe over the senseless killing of Nigerians abound.

If we want to have a genuine effect on the country’s education scene, we have to become smarter in the way we address current challenges

Nigeria’s National Assembly has turned its sights on NGOs, which are bracing for a crackdown in 2018. The Yakubu Dogara led House of Representatives is desperately pushing to pass the ‘NGO Regulatory Bill’ that many analysts have warned would stigmatise NGOs, and set Nigeria on course toward authoritarianism and oppression.

The vision of a new Nigeria is great for all; accept it or be gone from office! Equal opportunity and merit must now be restored as it was before and during the first republic. Remove discrimination and social injustice amongst you. No part of Nigeria would again be treated as a conquered territory! Treat all my people respectfully and equally!