Shared by Professor Alloy S Ihuah A Thread of History and Warning. In 1804, Usman dan Fodio launched his Jihad.He conquered Hausaland. Fine.But when he reached the Middle Belt, our ancestors stopped him cold: The Jukun Kingdom repelled them.The Idoma warriors crushed their cavalry.The Berom, Tiv, Bajju, and Kataf refused Islam and the flag of…
I was really pissed off yesterday. My problem is that I happened to have lived, not so long ago, in a somewhat saner Nigeria. Another problem is the fact that it seems so long ago!Like I was saying, in my saner Nigeria, we attended church and tithes were collected. But then, it was nothing in…
In the marketplace of ideas, words are not neutral. There is a saying that words are fragile and delicate, and once spoken, they cannot be unsaid or taken back, much like a broken egg can’t be put together.Words carry weight, power, and historical shadows. One such word – seemingly harmless, ubiquity – is “local.” As…
The video of a so-called pastor in Eastern Nigeria who committed incest with his three daughters has gone viral. Incidentally, his wife supported him because of ‘love’. While I support his being punished by a competent court, I really detest his being stripped naked. Ok! Does his being stripped naked atone for his sins or…
That a popular church now has a dating site is the latest news in Nigeria. I wouldn’t know if the act has contravened any part of the Nigerian constitution. If it hasn’t, people should ‘free’ the church. Why do you think the population of women seems to be much more than that of men in…
When I look at life, I just can’t help laughing and giving praises to the Most High! All our thanks should go to Him!! I can’t but remember a Yoruba story, possibly from the Odu Ifa Corpus. It says so many people prepare evil machinations against the mountain. The mountain doesn’t eat neither does it…
The way we’re going, there’s no doubting the fact that Nigeria might soon get an award. And it will come from no less a body than the publishers of the prestigious Guinness Book of records. The award, of course, would be for the newsworthiest country in the world! You see, it’s like news was created…
