I have attended a few African Union (AU) Heads of State Summits and always came away with the impression that the agenda is always overloaded. But three things struck me about the July 16, 2023 meeting in Nairobi. First, its modest three-point objectives; fast-tracking the integration process in Africa; examining the Division of Labour among the Read More…
Notes
How To Do Business in God’s Way
(Luke 19:1-10; 1 Timothy 6:6-10) In his book, The Christian in Business, John E. Mitchell asks “Will Christianity and Business mix? Is God interested in the way we do our work? Is He interested in a lathe operator and in the quantity and quality of his output? Is He interested in a watchman as he Read More…
On Adam and Steve
We all acknowledge that the world is changing but we also know that some so-called changes negate our essence and culture.
Work, Home, Balance
We were told to wait until after the general meeting. I always run away from meeting after meeting because they have a way of dragging us into more commitment. Our pockets and time get to pay heavily for it. This meeting was no exception, and as I sat back grudgingly, I wasn’t disappointed. The financial Read More…
How to bring up godly children
(Luke 2: 52; Ephesians 6:1-3) The Bible says that one of the reasons why God instituted marriage was the bringing up of godly offspring. Prophet Malachi asks, “Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit, they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring” (Malachi 2:15a). But godly children Read More…
No Re-orientation, No Patriotism
Nigerians are a rare breed — at once contemptuous of their country and fiercely defensive of it. When arguing among themselves, Nigerians criticise their country viciously as if the country means nothing to them. Well, it doesn’t— because it hasn’t bothered to achieve an emotional bonding with the younger generation who account for three-quarters of Read More…
The old order changeth…
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to Read More…
God Save Their King!
Congratulations, King Charles III. The whole world literally stood still as the major networks of the globe tuned to Westminster to report the incredible cultural spectacle of your coronation. The global community felicitated as one family with the United Kingdom, gluing its eyes to the show stopper. Before God and man, Charles III ascended the Read More…
Battered, occupied, exploited, but the Saharawi remain unbowed
I got word that my elderly friend, His Excellency Mohammed Ould Salek, the Minister-Adviser on Diplomatic Affairs to President Brahim Ghali of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, better known as Western Sahara, was in Nigeria. He was the Special Envoy sent by the Saharawi President on April 28, 2023 to bid farewell to President Muhamadu Read More…
Why Can’t Science Speak ‘Vernacular’?
Cast your mind back to your secondary school days. English was the only legitimate language of communication. There were students from the hinterland who couldn’t measure up to the requirement and so had to run afoul of the law and face the inevitable sanctions. There was the case of one such student who had a Read More…