In this present day Nigeria, it is not uncommon to hear older people –i.e., our parents and grandparents, regale about the good old days. Days when Nigeria was a lot better, when its rivers flowed with milk and honey. Now I ask, what happened to those good old days and the once so great Nigeria […]

A quick perusal of Dr. Rueben Abati’s article ‘The Hypocrisy of Yesterday’s Men’ which was published in almost all reputable Nigerian newspapers on the 3rd of February, 2013, will adequately acquaint one with the infamous coinage of “Yesterday’s Men”, while positively amplifying the diminutive glory of “Today’s Men” – another euphemism for the Aso Villa […]

Language is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex forms of verbal communications and expressions. It is beyond the “mere” use of structured words or linguistics, as it can also be a form of identity for an individual or a population; in fact, it is a smorgasbord of a people’s beliefs, cultural activities and […]

“As a country we did not need 36 states, 774 Local Government Councils or the number of ministries we have today…….. at the moment 70 per cent of Federal Government’s revenue goes for payment of salaries and entitlement of civil servants, leaving 30 per cent for development of 167 million Nigerians….. “The problem with […]

You could really cuddle the rocks and kiss them. When you climb the hills you will actually touch the clouds because you will not help but imagine how the mountains are locked in an embrace with the sky. The sweetest thing for me is the smell of its harmattan. It will give you a crown […]

The stories of the various crises and riots in Jos are those of hypocrisy and bias. The government has continually been bias/unfair to the victims of the impasse and unfortunately the media have also been complicit. The issue of Jos is simple and clear, the Hausa/Fulani have been on the offensive. There has never been […]

To all God’s generalsThe works you did were several.I salute all the true soldiers of Christ.Those who sacrifice their lives.In spreading the gospel world wide.Those who were killed during religious crisis.Jesus Christ recognizes your faces. Those who died in the struggles.The Lord has wiped away all your troubles.To my Dad, Rev. Matthew T. Damakuk.You created […]

As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of true representative democracy, “When will you be satisfied?”. We can never be satisfied as long as the Nigerian is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of state brutality. […]

Commercial motorcycle also known as Okada is a major topic of discussion right now in Jos, Plateau and the country at large simply because it was banned and outlawed in Jos/ Bukuru metropolis. I have heard all sorts of arguments for and against the move instituted by the State Government. count | 120

If democracy’s mortal sin is the endless and senseless orgy of violence and dance of death on the plateau since 2001, the original sin was committed from the time of the military when the gap toothed general balkanized the old Jos Local government into three entities of Jos North, Jos East and Jos South Local […]