WHY NIGERIA MAY NEVER BREAK UP
WHY NIGERIA MAY NEVER BREAK UP: For the past few months my rambunctious neighbors have become my wake up alarm clock. They usually rouse me from sleep during the early hours with their boisterous arguments over happenings in the country. Amongst them is ''old Soldier''- an ex- military man whose voice is always on top of others. Usually their debate starts around 5am, when most of them (mainly menial workers) wake to take their bath. Once they got out of the bathroom, debate ensues and stretches till about 6am as they dash out for work. I have never cared to listen in, but last week, having woken up from their loud debate, I decided to eavesdrop on their conversation and suddenly, I got interested in the contentious discourse. ‘‘Old soldier'' was leading the argument this time with some sort of novel posture. He was arguing over the threat posed by Boko Haram to the unity of the country. He seemed to be overly sure that despite the violence, bombing and ...