Nigeria’s festivals turned to funerals since 2015, by Dele Sobowale
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Since 2015, escalating insecurity and frequent violent incidents across Nigeria have turned once‑celebrated festivals into somber gatherings marked by funerals and mourning. The loss of lives and heightened fear have crippled cultural
“But, fortune’s honey turned to gall…thus Fortune, with a slight turn of her will brings men [and nations] from joy to sorrow”. Geoffrey Chaucer, 1342-1400, VBQ, VBQ p 64. A meeting with one of my oldest friends three weeks ago ended with both of us, 80+, almost in tears. We went back to memory lanes; […] The post Nigeria’s festivals turned to funerals since 2015, by Dele Sobowale appeared first on Vanguard News.