(Amos 4: 1-13) The word “prepare”, according to the Chambers 20th Century Dictionary, means, among other things, “to make ready or fit”; “to bring into a suitable state”; “to train, as for an examination”; and “to subject to a process for bringing into a required state”. The word features prominently in public and private discourses Read More…
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Requiem for Production?
Anyone who still wonders why Nigeria and its citizens have become mendicants in spite of their rich natural endowments should take another look at the number of manufacturing companies that have gone under or relocated from the country in the last five decades. In the 70s and 80s, Nigeria-made goods were the gold standard in Read More…
When the American hawk decides to devour the Nigerien chick
The threat of the mighty United States of America, USA, on Tuesday, August 7, 2023, to invade the little Niger Republic is not for its love of democracy, Nigeriens, or Africans. It is basically in the nature of hawks to circle the sky looking for prey, especially chicks. There were American and French troops in Read More…
Let me breathe, I don’t want to die
Two different but related cries ring in my head. “Let the Poor breathe” and “I don’t want to die.” The first is the cry across the country as the masses are being suffocated by inflation and over 90 million poor get hungrier. The second is the plaintive cry of young medical doctor, Vwaere Diaso, whose Read More…
Who Wrote Things Fall Apart?
It all started at the local secondary school in Ndiorumbe when the literature teacher, Holy Nwankpi, asked his students: “Who wrote Things Fall Apart?” The first student pleaded his innocence thusly: “I didn’t write it-o!” Another student pointed an accusing finger at the denying student and screamed: “He is a liar. I know he wrote Read More…
Are You Always Cash Trapped?
This topic is one that practically everyone can relate to. As a businessperson, it’s even worse because you can have a million naira in your account one day and the next day, your account is in red. For salary earners, well, salary barely takes anyone home these days and it’s easy to understand why, if Read More…
When Trouble Sleeps…
I don’t like wars. But I don’t mind wars if they are in defence of a people’s essence. Remember how Horatio defended the bridge of River Tiber in the days of ancient Rome? The book, “Lays of Ancient Rome”, preserved the narrative for posterity: “To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late; Read More…
How to Prosper in a Hostile Business/Work Environment
(Daniel 6: 13-28) Many workers and owners of businesses today testify that the environment in which they work or do business is hostile. It is hostile to their health, to their family life, to their faith in God, and to their material and spiritual well-being. Nigeria is reputed to be one of the most corrupt Read More…
Before marching to Niamey, let us pause
THE new military rulers in Niger Republic, the country which marked Independence Day on Thursday, August 3, 2023, have a Sunday ultimatum from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. It is that they give up power and restore elected President Mohammed Bazoum to power or face serious measures, including possible invasion. ECOWAS also Read More…
LIMCAF 2023: Celebrating Anambra’s Young Art Talents at Awka Museum
Zik’s Avenue is arguably the most hurly-burly road in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, but tucked inside Number 261 is seminal serenity. Here is the home of Awka Museum Foundation facilitated by the irrepressible art connoisseur Barrister Arthur Harris-Eze. It’s noonday on Saturday, July 22, 2023, and art enthusiasts are gathered here for Read More…