If, on Judgement Day, the Lord asks me what I did while the Palestinians were being exterminated like flies, I will say that I stood up to protest and to campaign against the genocide. I will say I wrote against the world leaders who want an eye-for-an-eye, a tooth-for-a-tooth. “My Lord,” I will say, “ Read More…
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The passing away of Nigeria’s world-class legend Prof Ben Nwabueze
They no longer make legal luminaries like the great Prof Ben Nwabueze, the legendary constitutional lawyer who passed away on Sunday, October 29. A native of Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, he was born on December 22, 1931. He started from the very beginning to put his mind on the path Read More…
Personal Hygiene
Many years ago, I read a story. It had to do with a medical breakthrough. Several centuries ago, when medicine was still at one of its crudest points, I’m talking about that era when patients were strapped to a kitchen table and operated on without anaesthesia or any form of painkiller. There was a war Read More…
Experiencing God’s Unusual Blessings-the Example of Hezekiah
(2 Kings 18:1-8, 13-18, 28-37; 19:1-2, 5-20, 32-37; 20:1-11) In continuation of our series of messages on Experiencing God’s Unusual Blessings, we want to consider the example of King Hezekiah. Hezekiah was the son of the wicked King Ahaz (see 2 Kings 16; Isaiah 7). Among all the kings of Judah, no reign plunged the Read More…
Presidential ‘To Do’ List (1)
Celebrations are in order as we savour the near-miss that almost rendered us impecunious. A near miss, indeed. We must never forget how we got there. And, going forward, how can the Tinubu administration tweak the government’s policies and programmes to favour our largely disillusioned people? P&ID Shakedown Some Nigerian public officials hate their country Read More…
John Shinkaiye: An African great straddles world stage
The bright stars of Nigeria shone again when two famous African-Americans and two illustrious Africans last Saturday received the Medal of Glory Award, MOGA, in Miami, United States. It is a prestigious award by the Foundation for Democracy in Africa. Past recipients include former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi, Abdou Read More…
The imperative of Diaspora investments in Nigeria’s trying times
As local and foreign stakeholders countdown to the Sixth Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit, it is essential to underscore the criticality of the contributions of our kin outside the homeland but with their hearts at home. Diaspora investments in Nigeria’s trying times are imperative for several reasons. Diaspora remittances constitute a significant source of foreign exchange Read More…
10 Morning Habits of Successful People
I have had the opportunity to observe some people and certain lifestyle habits and found out they’re closely linked to success and highly productive living, so I will be sharing a few. How one starts the day sets the tone for how the rest of the day will go so the first minutes and hours Read More…
Tribalism is the emperor of all ISMs
Tribalism is the ism topping all isms! All the talk of Socialism, Communism, Humanism, and so on must now be put on one side to make way for the true king of the jungle: Tribalism! Of all the isms of the whole wide world, the most triumphant ism is, without any question whatsoever, tribalism. Look, Read More…
Effeminate boys, masculine girls and sexual ambiguity
By Anene Ejikeme The world record for the longest-ever kiss is held by a Thai couple. Fifty hours! Talk about making pleasure unpleasurable! The rules for the competition were pretty rigorous, designed to ensure fair play. Couples could not take a break from kissing (obviously), they had to be touching each other at all times Read More…