Benue callous carnage

A few years ago, Nigeria’s former Military Head of State, Dr Yakubu Gowon, spoke the following surreal words concerning the often-frequent carnage and brutal murders of innocent citizens in Benue State and around Nigeria: “What we are witnessing today is not too different from what happened during my administration as Continue Reading

Benue: Tinubu needs to wake up

If anyone needed a compelling argument against electing old and lethargic leaders whose breasts the milk of human kindness has long dried, the response by the present administration to the recent killings in the Yelwata community of Benue should suffice. For a round of violence that consumed an estimated 200 Continue Reading

Tinubu’s voyage to bloody Benue

This is all President Bola Tinubu ought to know. Particularly before his voyage yesterday to Benue State. Nigeria’s acclaimed killing field. It is all the President needed. It would have been his best guide, a veritable companion. As he cruised into the land flowing with blood, tears and sorrow. What Continue Reading

June 12: “MKO is our man oohh!!”

On June 12, 2025, Nigerians marked Democracy Day. Shortly before he left office, as one of the ways to immortalise the late MKO Abiola for his selfless contributions to the return of democracy in Nigeria, former President Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 every year as Democracy Day. Every June 12 Continue Reading