Gruesome, disheartening, sad, despicable and vile were some of the many adjectives that ran through the pages of my heart while painting the mental picture of what the occupants of the 18 seater bus travelling through Gidan Bawa in Sokoto State, that were burnt beyond recognition had gone through. At what point did we miss it? How come the popular Northern Nigeria which was to many a sight to behold both locally and internationally have now become a shadow of itself, no thanks to bandits and other criminals. How come the Kaduna-Abuja which connected the entire Northern Nigeria to other…
Author: Momoh Emmanuel Omeiza
Struggling, survival, adaptation and many other synonymous terms are such that are not to be found wanting in the Nigerian lexicon. This is more so, when the plethora socio- economic challenges which continually stare us in the face are considered and placed on a weighing scale. From the regular absence of basic amenities or social necessities (food, shelter and clothing) to the fear of marauders who utilise a myriad of methods to reap where they haven’t sown by dispossessing citizens of their hard-earned currencies both day and night. Take for instance, the last few weeks has seen almost every Nigerian…
With the speedy passage of time, it is undisputable that the Nigerian society is beseted by a myriad of socio, economic and political challenges which continue to erupt violently like a ship billowed by the highest magnitude of tempestuous storms. The young ones who one will presume to be blind to all these challenges have found it enthralling to take on this evil ways as the best means of survival. For enthusiastic Nigerians, the last few days have been scary and heart-breaking no thanks to the sad news of a twelve year old boy who was murdered by his colleagues…
Very recently, the Nigerian legislative chambers passed for the umpteenth time the bill ending the dichotomy between HND and Bsc holders. However, the promulgation may be short-lived due to Nigeria’s unbalanced way of political administration. In the first instance, the joy and aspiration of any Nigerian citizen is to be educated and thereafter seek for profitable employment. For those, who do not want to go through this route, they end up learning trades coupled with the educational degrees they have acquired. Whichever way one decides to take, the end result is to be financially independent and also contribute effectively to…
Having taken my time to watch the highlights and proceedings of last Saturday’s political congress held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in many states of the federation, I couldn’t but come to conclude that the road to progress especially in the Nigerian socio-political context seems to be a distant one which only time and patience would allow us travel. It was literally an eyesore watching bullets being fired towards the atmosphere like a swarm of flies. In severe cases, there was an exchange of guns, rifles and ammunitions all in a bid to…
In less than a month’s time, Nigerians and the world in general will turn their eyes towards watching the proceedings of the Gubernatorial elections which will produce the Governor and Chief Executive Officer of one of Nigeria’s choicest South-Eastern State, Anambra State. To say that the atmosphere is anxious and eagerly awaiting the dawn of the day in the real sense wouldn’t be an attempt to make an unverifiable assertion or claim. This is even moreso as the current reality of things and events in several states in the geo-political region continue to be beseted by unscrupulous elements who have…
