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...

Bible, Science, Creation, Civilization and Eternity

Science as the study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world and society agrees with scriptures at the end of the day if thorough observation and quality experiment is carried out...

It’s The Last Days, Many Are Deceiving Many In His Name…

The manner of lies perpetrated by preachers these days and even in times past is no surprise to an ardent student of the Bible...

A Priest’s thoughts on the Nigerian Political Class and the Electorate

Nigeria is at the cross-roads at this time, and every Nigerian ought to be apprehensive. The reasons for this collective apprehension are not difficult to identify; even a new-born child would easily work out that there is something very amiss with Nigeria...

Benedictine Candour, Aggressive Secularism and Atheistic Extremism in the World

The State and pastoral visits of the Pope to various parts of Britain signify an ecumenical restoration of Britain to the path of imminent holy vibrations and critical speed towards an ecumenical cooperation with the Vatican...

The Religion of Zero Benefit

Religions in Nigeria have not helped Nigeria to eradicate corruption in any remarkable way. Instead, corruption has continued to increase amidst poverty and increasing number of so-called religious institutions

Eternal Submergence Defining God As With The Soul

Even politics, religion, science, economics and governments, often misunderstand the nomenclatures which differentiate religion and other discipline from the ideals of God...

Dr. Mlyes Munroe: The 21st Century Renaissance Christian Man

Mr. Robinson introduced himself as Myles Munroe's former high school teacher who had derogatorily called Myles a "monkey with no brains" way back in the Bahamas. He never thought anything good would come out of this black boy...

Dear Bishop Oyedepo…

The main purpose of this write-up is to analyse the aim of the purported visit to ailing President Yar’adua by Bishop Oyedepo and some other clerics...

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Critical Times, Revolutionary Times

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