There was an ongoing attack in the nearby village of Zandam which is about two kilometers away, he told me. They could hear the sound of gunshots from their position. There was no need to call the people in Zandam in that situation. The DPO had already been informed but only for the sake of it. His men were to come about five hours later from Jibia which was only ten kilometers away. We lamented and prayed over the phone before hanging up.
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Any sane adult who had his own building demolished by government would seek answers to these questions before taking a stance to go public and seek redress. But Facebook opinions defy commonsense, especially with Gov. Wike recently quoted as saying “Rivers is exclusively a Christian state”.
“Born in Bebeji, Kano Emirate in 1877, his father, Abdullahi died when he was eight. His mother, Amarya, then left for Accra, and left her children in the care of a slave named Tata. Tata sent young Alhassan to an Almajiri school in Bebeji, where he worked, and learned from a Tijaniyya mallam.
The danger is the Boko Haram conflict is already becoming an industry, ran by the troika of the military on one side, an acronym soup of local and international NGOs in the middle and a beleaguered political leadership on the other side.
Gone Girl is about a couple Nick and Amy. The first part of the novel centers on their marriage. They both lived in New York City where Nick is a journalist and Amy a writer. They eventually lose their jobs and have to relocate to Nick’s hometown in North Carthage, Missouri to help take care of Nick’s mother who developed cancer while his father suffers from Alheizmer’s disease.
It is always said that ‘only the woman truly knows the father of her child.’ Well, the notion might be…
Talented Nigerian youths who made a lot of financial, mental, and time sacrifices to become graduates cannot get gainful jobs but a child of a politician who has never spent a semester in school throughout his academic years can easily get the most prestigious job which he knows nothing about.
He’s the filter, the person the president has total confidence in. In effect, the chief of staff is the president’s alter ego. That’s why they are given the free reign to hire and fire presidential aides on behalf of the president.
Instead of the maltreatment, maybe Yoruba men can take a leaf from other men in the country, and men in other parts of the world. Maybe they can learn to be true to themselves and to the women who love them. If you don’t marry that woman because she is fat, someone else will. And it will not be because of her body size. It will be because of something virtuous and beautiful that you failed to see.
What we call weed is really not bad when its consumption is regulated and not abused. People just go ahead and term it bad because of the effects it has on the people who end up on the streets. Those persons are typical example of the abuse we have talked extensively about.
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.
In reality, many talents were buried, numerous employees are depressed and various viable ideas remain undeveloped, all due to the interference of parents regarding the career choice of their children. Parents should be aware of the implications of imposing their own goals on to their children.
About four months ago, the famous witch detector, Helen Ukpabio appeared in the news. And once again her name was mentioned with vile. The question that a lot of social media users were left to ponder is, “Can Nigerians ever forgive her for the havoc she wreaked in some families and homes across the country?” If yes, (which is greatly doubted), will they ever forget?
Do not go and bring a child into this world and begin to put the responsibility of raising the child on the public. Let us not forget that even the good book says you shall be judged on how you were responsible for your offspring.
When one traverse the north, one would be transfixed by the deplorable state of things caused by man. The north…
I think that most men don’t know what kind of relationship to have with their mothers once they get into…
unacceptable behavior from a spouse, bad habits, cheating, alcoholism, incurable disease, criminal convictions, mismatch of characters, beliefs, dissatisfaction, lack of love, jealousy, lack of preparation, lack of courtship, forced marriage, infertility, broken expectation, poor communication, dearth of tolerance and patience, domestic violence and viewing marriage as mere sexual adventure.
Nigeria is a patriarchal society with many people including women, having no knowledge of the rights of women and how…
In 2009, Yusuf was killed by Nigerian security forces and Abubakar Shekau became the leader of Boko Haram. Under Shekau’s leadership, Boko Haram has grown more violent and has acquired a notoriety for mass killings.
According to UNICEF, about 10.5 million Nigerian children aged 5-14 years are not in school. Only 61 percent of 6-11…
Scientists said this put smokers of shisha at risk of developing a range of serious medical problems, including lung cancer and coronary artery disease.
