SINCE 9/11, over ten years ago, terrorism has taken many dramatic changes. The modern global lifestyle has made it even easier for terrorist groups to learn and copy new methods and approaches to achieving their dastardly plans.

NEWS about events in Edo State have dominated the air waves and captured the front pages of newspapers in the last few weeks. Unfortunately, they have been, generally, news of negative happenings and fatalities, such as the accident involving the convoy of the State Governor, the murder of his Principal Private Secretary and the death of a number of people during the demonstrations on the security situation and against the purported conspiracy between INEC and the PDP to rig the forthcoming election in the State.

One of the wise sayings that never fails to intrigue me, is the tale about the tortoise, that was picked up by a superior force, he begged his captor to allow him a minute of freedom. When this was granted, the tortoise on being let down, went about unearthing and scattering the bushes around.

The recent revelation by the National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoeye Azazi, that the Boko Haram ongoing onslaught against innocent Nigerians is a result of the undemocratic nature of the PDP is a long awaited revelation from a courageous officer, and a brother of Goodluck from the same region.

THE tragedy of Nigeria is that many of those who pollute the nation’s environment with their writings do not have the tools of their trade.