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...

Posterity, Eternity 3: Between Need and Excesses

If God is to define our needs or tell us what our financial and property needs are this present moment; O what excess He would likely find that we are holding on to!

Prosperity, Eternity 2: Desire, what is it?

The goal of God is the well-being of the Church and not necessarily of some individuals. Individuals blessed and prospered are a means to achieving His goal: a none-lacking Church...

Prosperity, Eternity 1: Essence of Prosperity

God is more concerned in the prosperity of His Church than the prosperity of individual members of the Church. His design is that no member of the church lack. Yes, God is more interested in the well-being of His Church...

The Rapture 9: A wrap up

Man did not only bring a curse upon himself; his environment, the physical world or all of creation itself was not left out. The purpose of creation for both man and the larger creation of God was affected very negatively...

The Rapture 7: The Manner of the Catching away

Now we come to the rapture properly. The catching away of the saints by Jesus Christ, the Lord of hosts, is the most joyous and glorious event to some on this side of eternity just as it will be the most startling and unsettling event for those to be left behind...

The Rapture 8: A Glorious Dawn!

Heaven is indescribably beautiful and glorious. No mortal can tell it. And no mortal can tell it half-satisfactorily if even that mortal visits there a trillion times. No man made instrument can relay it for they can’t capture it in the first place...

The Rapture 6: Saintly Counsels on making it at Last!

As we have noted before now the rapture or the catching away of the saints is one of three equally greatest events in the universe. The others are creation, and the vicarious sacrifice or crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ...

The Rapture 5: Manifestation of the Sons of God

Since the days of John the Baptist there is a mammoth holy struggle, a surge to get into the Kingdom of God. True: Many are called and so there is a spiritual traffic. And also true: Few shall be chosen. It is a race with terms that qualifies or disqualifies...

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OBJ Deserves To be called “Father of Modern Nigeria”

Who else deserves the honor of being the architect, creator and master mind of this country of ours. A country where anything goes: a country where "modern" policemen depend on harassing the collective psyche of ordinary citizens...

Southbound To The Sunshine State!

During the first week of summer when hotel accommodations were a tad more affordable, we loaded the Minivan and headed South to the sunshine state to revisit some of our old stomping grounds. Tampa! Fort Myers! Naples! Fort Lauderdale! Miami! Orlando! Ready or not, here we come!

Jonathan’s Acting Capacity: The Constitution Aligned for Democracy!

Attempts to sustain democracy in Nigeria tend to receive threats from those who are keeping awake all-night to crunch into power by hook or crook...

Governor Of Bayelsa Can Appoint Ambassadors?

The immunity clause in our constitution was clearly not intended to shield or protect a president, vice president, governor or deputy governor, if they engage in gross misconducts and criminalities, such as rape, armed robbery or murder!

Still on Fayemi and Ekiti politics

On July 29, 1966, Adekunle Fajuyi, a Lieutenant Colonel,...

Real Leadership

Students of leadership do not need to look much further in this generation for a leader; for I have found one in George W. Bush, the President of the United States of America...

Nigeria Clocks 49: Everything Looks like Eyewash!

After 49 years of self-rule, Nigeria becomes a very disorderly place where no plan works and no vision is materialized in a substantive way. There is nothing like Left corruption or Right corruption. Politicians of all hues and their collaborators covet oil-money and love to make a fast buck...

The Russians Are Already In Nigeria! EFCC, SSS, Nigerian Business Men Be On Alert!

According to Transparency International's Bribe Payers Index, Russian businesses are among the quickest to offer bribes in promoting their interests abroad. Russian executives seek out partnership where bribery and corruption are the norm...

Nigeria Has “Nakeded” Itself

Last week, representatives of Nigeria’s political parties and its...

Gov. T.A. Orji: Yes, Odimegwu Onwumere is a ‘madman’

Ordinarily, I do not bother to join words with the media aides of Governor Theodore Ahamefule of Abia State, because they do not use their real names in the media works and do not make substantial points...