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...

Chris Oyakhilome: Cleaning the Augean Stables

Cleaning the Augean Stables is a figurative expression that means purging a place of corruption, filth, moral decay, and degenerate attitudes. The origin derives...

From Sacred to Circus: How Clowns Have Taken Over My Father’s House!

The Church, once the hallowed ground where men and women gathered in reverence before the Almighty, is now a stage for theatrics and self-aggrandizement....

The Circle of the Cross of Crucifixion

I have taken time to consider, understudy, and understand more critically Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, a masterpiece of the age of Renaissance. And I...

2025: Prayers, Hopes and Dreams

At last, we survived the Year 2024! For that, we give thanks to God! Not unexpectedly, the Year 2024 was marked by complexities and contradictions....

From Amen to Action: The Real Path to Breakthroughs

Every year, as the calendar turns, millions turn to fasting and prayer as their go-to formula for breakthroughs. They abstain from food, kneel in...

Would You Worship God Without Promises? A Bold Reflection on Faith and Motivation

Faith. It has shaped civilizations, driven revolutions, and comforted the weary. But at its core lies a provocative question: Would you worship God if...

Must You Worship the God of Your Ancestors? A Thought-Provoking Discourse

In recent years, there has been a loud call for Africans to reconnect with their roots by returning to ancestral worship and traditional religions....

What If Christians Are Right? A Question Worth Pondering

Imagine standing at the threshold of eternity, confronted by a startling realization: What if Christians were right all along? What if Jesus, heaven, hell,...

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Chris Okotie On His Dream For Nigeria

The occasion was Okotie’s presidential declaration for the 2011 election on the platform of the Fresh Democratic Party. If he goes ahead to run for the 2011 election, it will be his third attempt since the advent of the fourth republic...

Nigerians: Victims of a Hijacked Democracy

No doubt Mr. President did not surround himself with some of Nigeria's best men and women. But, then, given the kind of arrangement we have in place that places not in his hands the selection of his team, should he just be blamed for having these men and women around him?

Empirical And Theoretical Means In X-Raying The Nitty Gritty Of International Institutions In The Light Of Social Transformation of The LDCs Within Africa

It is important to note here that Globalization is not a new phenomenon, and while inevitable, was propelled to its present proportions by deliberate policies in the areas of trade, finance and investment...

The Death Of A Nigerian Icon – The Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu

When we look back and forward to the present day Nigeria and how it is being run to the ground by the corrupt, hypocritical, religious and tribal fanatics, then perhaps it is time we started looking at Dim Ojukwu in a new light...

Globalization Not New; Look at Slave Trade

I became literate in English but remain illiterate in Igbo - my native tongue. I learned Latin - a dead language I would never use in the modern world… Today, there are more English speakers in Nigeria than there are in the United Kingdom…

On the Path to Perdition (Part 2)

I woke up from my nightmarish slumber with a...

Labour Party Versus Ondo State People: The People Shall Win

It is a pity that the Labour Party is fighting it dirty and making politics look like a do or die affair. Politics is not dirty. Neither should it be as vicious...

APC: Gov. Amaechi, Mrs. Jonathan and the Love of Power

Gov. Amaechi has proved Thomas Jefferson right by being himself in the face of daunting manmade challenges...

Ojukwu: The Days After

It was as if Nigeria could not quite make up its mind about the significance of the life and politics of this complex, infuriatingly confounding figure called Ojukwu – until the man breathed his last...

Akátá vs. Afrikàná: The Truth about our ‘Differences’

Tensions between “Akatas” and Africans in this country have worsened since the upsurge of African immigration here in the ‘80s, but were always there.  And they remain tense, in some circles.  Why?