Families bury their close ones in a mass grave in the village of Maiyanga in Central Nigeria on December 27, 2023. [Kim Masara, AFP] From 2009, under the full administration of different democratically elected presidents, killings, kidnapping, burning of homes, schools and churches, mass displacements, closure of schools, bandits ruling in captured territories and loss of livelihoods, among a litany of other woes, have largely characterised the landscape of Nigeria, cutting across north, east, south, west and in between. No place is safe! Thousands of lives have been lost. Properties worth billions have been ruined. Trillions worth of livelihood resources…
Author: By Livinus Onogwu
President William Ruto conferring the Mashujaa Day award to Shee Kupi Shee for his brave work in peacebuilding and humanitarian aid, particularly in the Boni Forest area in Lamu. [Robert Menza, Standard] There has been much hype about whether some people nominated for national honours truly merit it, given their questionable reputation with clouds of dishonour hanging and indeed hovering over their heads. In a world where politics defines, shapes and influences nearly all action, policy and programme of governance, it goes without saying that the original sanctity and value of the award of national honour have been desecrated by politicians to…