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...

Nonconformity and Manifestation of the Sons of God

To fear God is not to love the world; it is nonconformity with the world. And to love God is not to love the world; it is nonconformity with the world. To love God and to fear God are inseparable...

Nonconformity and Manifestation of the Sons of God

To fear God is not to love the world; it is nonconformity with the world. And to love God is not to love the world; it is nonconformity with the world. To love God and to fear God are inseparable...

Superstars and the Pressures of Fame

Superstardom carries the  burden, which afflicts a person’s ego, turning one from brute to man and from man to demi-god. Fame is sweet but it fades away, leaving nostalgic reminiscences of the stage-lights...

Fear of God and Manifestation of the Sons of God

The fear of God or the want of it is what separates the few on the narrow way from the multitudes in the world and multitudes in the Church on the broad-way. The fear of God is what ‘begets’ those eternal sons of God...

Fear of God and Manifestation of the Sons of God

The fear of God or the want of it is what separates the few on the narrow way from the multitudes in the world and multitudes in the Church on the broad-way. The fear of God is what ‘begets’ those eternal sons of God...

Fear of God and Manifestation of the Sons of God

The fear of God or the want of it is what separates the few on the narrow way from the multitudes in the world and multitudes in the Church on the broad-way. The fear of God is what ‘begets’ those eternal sons of God...

Mountaineering and Manifestation of the Sons of God

Christianity is a heavenly call: A call by the God of Heaven unto salvation of our souls; a call to grow thereafter in Christ or to become more like the Lord of Heaven...

Mountaineering and Manifestation of the Sons of God

Christianity is a heavenly call: A call by the God of Heaven unto salvation of our souls; a call to grow thereafter in Christ or to become more like the Lord of Heaven...

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Re-Thinking Democracy

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Funsho Williams: Another Senseless Killing

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At Her Majesty’s Service

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A Black British Premier is Hallucinatory Disorder

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A Contrarian Confronts Jonathan (1)

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Migratory Flights

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Justice or Politics? A Critical Look at the Allegations Against Senator Ifeanyi Okowa

In Delta State’s recent political discourse, allegations against Senator...