Thomas Hobbes, the pessimistic English philosopher, would cringe in his grave at the speed Nigeria is ebbing to a state of nature. For the benefit of those who may not know, he was who in his 1651 book, Leviathan, memorably envisioned that life outside society or effective government would be ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and…
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The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has sought the permission of governors in the South-West to go after the killers of three Yoruba monarchs.
The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian Government has disclosed its plans to establish forest guards and coastal guards to fight banditry and other security problems the country has been facing in recent years. The Special Adviser on Information & Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, said this on Monday night while featuring on an Arise News TV programme monitored by SaharaReporters.
Our inclination to hastily draw conclusions on emerging matters is evident. We tend to view every issue as an enemy at work, forming conclusions while the matter is still unfolding. The politicization of issues has deeply penetrated our fabric and existence. Consequently, we perceive that nothing happens naturally; instead, the "invisible hands of gods" must be behind everything.