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Bloodbath in Ondo... Where is safe in Nigeria?

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  Yet another bloodbath in Nigeria and you wonder if there's any stopping to this crazy turn of events... (Photo credit: Google) While shuttling three different PPT decks, trying to crack an interesting, yet challenging brief, I caught the news of the sad incident in Owo, Ondo State and the only thing that came to my mind was a question: Where is safe in Nigeria? Make no mistakes, nowhere is safe in the world but Nigeria is unbearable. You could actually be chilling in Canada and a wild wind will blow you off; they give all sorts of names to all the hurricanes that terrorize USA, the wild fire in Australia is well documented but all these are things men can’t control. I know other countries suffer from self-inflicted issues too – America with the gun troubles – but today is about the killings in my country Nigeria. A young man was set ablaze by bike riders in Ajah recently, a young girl was murdered by a mob all in the name of blasphemy sometime recently, the list is endless. ...

I don't want war but I stand with Russia

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  Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is crying over the silence of world powers in the wake of the Russian invasion, what was he expecting? May God end this war ASAP. Dear God, it's not like I'm telling you what to do, but please end this crisis in Ukraine ASAP, na beg I dey beg, thank you boss. To every conflict, there’s always something to listen to from both warring parties. The brewing war in Ukraine didn’t start today and while the journalism available to most Nigerians on CNN is somewhat biased, running with the “ Putin is evil ” mantra might be unfair. Everyone is talking about the situation in Ukraine, of course except your “slay mammas” and “woke papas” who litter status updates with memes and hide under cruise to join bandwagons, they clearly don’t understand what’s going on so they’re sitting this one out, yes I’m dragging you. The war is here already because Russia already encroached and as at the time of penning this piece, the Russian troops are approach...