National Dialogue Now More Compelling
(WorldNews Politics)

More than any time in the history of Nigeria, there are reasons for a national dialogue now, writes Shola Oyeyipo The statement that `Nigeria is on the precipice,´ is fast becoming a recurring decimal among concerned Nigerians, who have been expressing fears about the deteriorating level of resentment and disunity among the various sections of Nigeria. Already, Nigeria has had more than a fair share of militancy, terrorism, armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of violent crimes but the situation got worse lately with the costly clashes between farmers and herdsmen as well as banditry, and the dangerous part of it has been the perception that a section of the country is perpetrating...