Faith & Philosophy

All That Jazz About Slashing Hajj Fares   

The recent news on the slashing of hajj fares in Nigeria soured my mood immensely. In a statement from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria...

The Church of Nigeria Movement: From Midlife Crisis To Afterlife Triumphalism?

For some time now, the defunct Church of Nigeria union of Methodism and Anglicanism has fallen off the radar of importance in Nigerian Christianity....

Nigeria Under The Microscope: Are Christians Being Besieged Or Is This Just Political Noise?

Nigeria once again finds itself in the global spotlight, accused of failing to protect millions of its own citizens. In Washington, Congressman Chris Smith of...

“Nothing God Cannot Do”

The rate of growth of churches in Nigeria is extremely alarming. In every street of Lagos or most of the other south west states, there are, in the very least, 5 churches existing side by side one another.  Curiously, no government official nor government policy seem to care about this astronomical growth...

God May Be Man After All

It is not tendentious to contend that in some religious texts God is shown to have dark, human propensities such as anger, hate, prejudice, disgust, murderousness, envy, jealousy and pride. This list is not exhaustive of the negative human propensities of God as can be gleaned from some religious texts...

The Average Nigerian And God

The average Nigerian does not know God! The God that he knows is the God of his belly. The God that serves him and not the God that he serves. The insular, parochial and partial God! The God of his “open doors” and “breakthroughs.” The God that strangles his enemies for him...

What Was Wrong With Ayo Oritsejafor?

I did not know the extent of calumny and propaganda against the leader of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over his response to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria until I spoke with a Nigerian friend who lives in Europe. That friend of mine was adamant that the CAN leader was reckless and irresponsible in his utterances concerning those attacks targeting Christians and churches...

7 Reasons Why You Don’t Need A Godfather!

In politics, petty-trading,  show-business,  ministry, in fact in  any kind of craft and career the world over, it is an entrenched thought-pattern, albeit, a modus Vivendi, that you need a godfather to fulfill your dreams and get ahead...

Ese Walters And Her Pastor Boyfriend

Before I address the Ese Walter affair, let me first say that church goers today really do not understand what the church is. The church is not a place for only good people...

Anti-Christ Strategies for World Annihilation

The anti-christ is yet to manifest but his agents have been at work. The world has been grievously vexed with the devil and his human and spiritual agents...

A Heathen and the Misinterpretation

Let’s not be blindfolded with unnecessary fear. I have observed that even among the many so-called schooled persons, conversation stops when it comes to the discourse of their religion. This is common among those who have to read certain books before they invoke their God...

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In writing Between CNN and Nigeria, Dr. Abati misapplied his skills, his education, his talents and his advocacy skills. Worse, he did all these in support of CNN, a media organization that has created a cottage industry excoriating Nigeria! Is Dr. Abati seeking some sort of award from the Americans?

Bart Nnaji: An Alchemist at 69

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It is well over 50 years since the rein of government passed fully to Nigerians and I am still amazed that some people in different quarters still believe that we need to discuss or convene a conference to solve or discuss the national question. Ultimately, the question has already started...

Nigeria: A Nation Ruled By Men of 'Thumos' (1)

It is wrong to come to believe that a Nigerian government populated by men of thumos is supposed to be representing the interests of the governed. Little wonder in countries like Nigeria with such low moral standards, public speech about morality has almost always been regarded as a nuisance...

Blaming the Rescuers

Creating wealth from thin air was irresistible and frictionless for a government churning out dollar bills. In a globalization-led international division of labor, while China led the world in industrial production, US led in the production of the dollars...

Meeting Olu Agbesua

It is true that most of us in Diaspora may not even be registered to vote at home. But we still can do a lot to influence what goes on in our State and country by giving moral and financial support to worthy and deserving candidates...