No food, no fuel, no power, no forex, no hope, By Dele Sobowale

“An army marches on its stomach.” — Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821; Vanguard Book of Quotations, p. 14, available online Right now several millions of Nigerians’ stomachs are empty; and movement has virtually stopped. Unfortunately, it is not only the scarcity of food and high prices which are slowing us down, scarcity of all the things which […]

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Can Nigeria fight a loss of hope?, By Abimbola Adelakun

Some of the recurring problems of poverty, corruption, vices, and the perennial decay in our society can be attributed to a hope decline. When people are no longer driven by hope, they stop trying. When they become convinced that nothing they do ultimately matters, they imprison their own agency; they look everywhere else for survival […]

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2022: When the worst year rekindles hope, By Azuka Onwuka

It is ironic that even though 2022 is the year that has given Nigerians the greatest scare financially and security-wise, it is also the year that has given Nigerians the greatest hope since the return of democracy in 1999. It is the year that renewed the hope of Nigerians in the possibility of Nigeria experiencing […]

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Buhari preaches security, unity, hope in 2022 new year speech (Full text)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration remains committed to protecting Nigerians by addressing insecurity across the country. In his new year message to Nigerians, the President said every life lost to insecurity is of concern to him and that his government will do more to protect Nigerians in this new year. Read […]

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