THE United States President, Joe Biden’s appointment of three young Nigerians into his cabinet is replete with lessons, not just for Nigeria, but for the entire African continent. Biden first appointed 39-year-old Adewale Adeyemo, who was the first President of the Obama Foundation, as United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. Next, Biden appointed 26-year-old Read More…
Text: Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23b-38; Luke 1:26-35 Genealogies. Blah. Boring. You start reading these verses and you begin to doze off. Or do you? We said 24 verses but for the sake of seeing how these genealogies tie together, we will also look at who Jesus is according to the angel Gabriel. Matthew and Luke Read More…
“I’ve battled with depression for seven years, and now that battle is over. I couldn’t continue to live the way I did, and make the same bad choices all over again. The noise got too loud, but now the noise can stop. “I didn’t send my mum a note because I couldn’t bear to. If Read More…
Text: Mark 1:1a; Luke 1:1-4; John 1:1-18 The story of Jesus is Good News for all people – for all races, ages, nations. He is the Messiah ( Mashiach in Hebrew) – God’s Anointed One – Christos (Greek) – The Chosen One. The Son of God. (see Mark 1:1a). This was a momentous declaration from Read More…
“I, Brigadier-General Donald J. Trump, on behalf of the megalomaniac forces of the Republican Party hereby decree a suspension of the Constitution of the United States and the annulment of the presidential elections which returned one Joe Biden as elected. “All land, sea, underground and oversea borders are hereby closed with immediate effect. All legislators Read More…
Learning Jesus for Truth Seekers TEXT: Matthew 2:1-23 Jesus was about 2 years old. He lived in the region of Judea and Herod was King. A group of wise men, Magi, came from the East – we do not know how many they were or where they came from – even though the popular notion Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe While we have yet to confirm the number of casualties in the shootings at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Tuesday evening, it is clear from video evidence that the government and security agencies acted in breach of the global convention on engagement in civil protests. From the evidence, live ammunition was deployed Read More…
Dr. Phil Osagie The most famous allegory in philosophy is Plato’s cave. It is an allegory of shadows vs reality. Substance vs imagination. The story is about prisoners who have always lived in a certain cave and have no knowledge of the outside world. All they can see are shadows thrown up the wall by Read More…
By Babajide Sanwo-Olu NIGERIA is 60- despite all that she has been through as a nation. For some, it is a time to hit the street in colorful dresses for a carnival to exhibit what many a critic have described as our proclivity for flamboyance. To others, it is a time to get on our Read More…
Join a political party Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye So we know that there is no independent candidature in Nigeria and while some people think the best way to go is to start campaigning for independent candidateship to be allowed, I do not believe that even if we have a provision for it, it will make a Read More…