Tag: Peace

AI generated image showing a cemetery to mark the 2026 Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Randoms

January 15: Blood Calls unto Blood

Jilomes

I was going to write this article early on 15 January 2025 to be able to post it in good time during the day, but here I am close to midnight, driven by a commitment to put down my thoughts even if it means the article comes a day late. But January 15 is not about me. It is about remembering thousands of Nigerian citizens, brothers and sisters in arms, who have served in the military whether by choice or compulsion, and have paid the supreme price. To these comrades, we remain eternally grateful because their blood is the currency that allows us to live our own lives the way we want.

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Inspiration

2026: A Year When Centuries Happen

Jilomes

First of all, Happy New Year!

Yeah, I had to get that out of the way because unlike my job-related writings, I hardly do blog writings with a clear framework in mind. I just start typing and see where the turns lead by the end of the article. This freestyle allows my brain to take a chill pill from the gazillions of writings I do in formal environments where I have to worry about communicating properly to get a predetermined outcome from whoever is the recipient.

So, again, Happy New Year!

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Inspiration

A Desperate Search for Peace

Jilomes

Literally all of us, including the famous “Ọmọ get inside” squad would remember a time when we had no care in the world. As children, we had no reason to worry about paying bills or whether Sister Amaka thought our armpits stank, or Brother Paul thought our blouse had one loose stitch. In our carefree world, we believed we could be anything. That belief was what Jesus alluded to when he said that we need to be like children to enter God’s Kingdom.

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Kigali Memorial Centre
Change, Politics

A Straight Line from Rwanda to Nigeria

Jilomes

Of all the genocides in recorded history, the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 arguably takes pole position for the level of brutality and carnage that saw around a million persons (varying estimates) butchered within a period of 100 days. To put the scale of death in context, the Rwandan population in 1994 was about 6 million persons. Via a recent trip to Rwanda, I learned a bit more about the infamous genocide and could not avoid seeing parallels between 1994 Rwanda and today’s Nigeria.

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Politics

North Korea: Pandora’s Box Unleashed

Jilomes

Shakespeare’s famous quote in Julius Caesar: “Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!”, comes to mind as I begin this article. This year has seen both missile and nuclear tests by North Korea, dangerously escalated by a vitriolic war of words between the North Korean dictator and the unloved president of the United States. As this exchange continues, much of the world stays divided on whether any of the key actors merits a tag of righteousness, and if so, who. From my perspective, it’s not about who’s right, partly right, somewhat wrong, or wrong, but the fact that the world is literally screwed.  Continue reading “North Korea: Pandora’s Box Unleashed” →

Change

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Jilomes

This article clones its title from the corrupted version of a popular idiom, “Two wrongs don’t make a right”. The real idiom holds sway in an idealistic clime where proper logical consideration is emphasized before any action is undertaken. However, in Nigeria, it has been exhaustively proven that a right is the sum of two wrongs.

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