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Tag Archives: Insecurity

Akeredolu and Katsina’s AK-47 trainees

Akeredolu and Katsina’s AK-47 trainees By Lasisi Olagunju,   In Lawuyi Ogunniran’s Yoruba play, Ààrẹ-àgò Aríkúyẹrí, we see how a happy polygamous family is ruined by the indiscretion of the family head. Ògúnrìndé Ajé, the Ààrẹ-àgò Balógun of Ibadan, man with three wives, throws a party to worship his ‘ori’; …

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Insecurity: Students In Kaduna Decline To Return To School Over Fear Of Bandits

Insecurity: Students In Kaduna Decline To Return To School Over Fear Of Bandits Kaduna has at least 15 military establishments… Yet, terrorists’ activities have wrapped the state in fear and anxiety.   Due to their concern for a bandit attack, several Kaduna State elementary and secondary school children have chosen not to attend class …

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Haba, Kyari!

Haba, Kyari! Tunde Odesola   (Published in The PUNCH on Monday, August 2, 2021)   If you went to nursery or primary school in Nigeria, you’re unlikely to miss the deafening ‘A-for-apple’ cognitive verbal rendition schoolchildren crammed and screamed. ‘A-for-apple!’, ‘B-for-ball!’, ‘C-for-cake!’, ‘D-for-dog!’, ‘E-for-egg!’, ‘F-for-fish!’ ‘G-for-goat!’, ‘H-for-hen!’, ‘I-for-ink!’, ‘J-for-jug!’. In …

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