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...

Liberation Theology And The Nigerian Christian Community (part 1)

What these Pentecostal churches do these days is simply to spread fear and panic in the minds of their vulnerable followers. They defend the rotten ‘social order’ in Nigeria through their acts of omission and commission which in turn helps to literally kill and dampen the probing and critical mindset of the oppressed Nigerians...

The Gospel of Materialism – Nigerian Pentecostalism and Hypocrisy (Part 3)

Nigeria is gradually dying because of religion. Useful energy is not being expended on meaningful and relevant activities that can free our nation from the yokes of political oppression and suppression...

My First Few Steps Of Faith

I have had several experiences when I was certain that God spoke to my heart and I acted in faith by obeying the instruction. Some of the instructions were contrary to my desires...

The Gospel of Materialism – Nigerian Pentecostalism and Hypocrisy (Part 2)

Pentecostalism hypnotises the populace with its belaboured emphasis on demonic forces or “spiritual attacks” as the aetiology of misfortunes, accidents, barrenness, ill-luck and so on...

When God Taught Me Lessons On Faith

Though God gave us mental abilities, he still expects us to seek his opinion before we take off on our tangent. And because we rely and trust he has good plans for us, a relationship with him develops and grows in intimacy as we continually depend on him...

The Gospel of Materialism – Nigerian Pentecostalism and Hypocrisy

Our Christian men of God today have contributed in no small ways to the social upheaval the Nigerian nation is going through at the present moment. They laid the foundation of greed and social discontent...

World Peace: Politically Or Spiritually Given?

Let’s see the contrast between Jesus’ peace and the peace of this world. The peace of Jesus Christ is ever-lasting, ever present and ever-satisfying. There is a great calm experienced within once you are in agreement with him...

Is it Time for Female Clergy and Bishops in the Church of Nigeria?

Where does the Church of Nigeria stand on the issue of the ordination of women clergy and their eventual elevation to bishop status? Is it opposed to such a move? And if it is, what is its opposition based on?

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Branding: A Prerequisite for Successful Outcomes for Persons, Companies and Nations

Why do most people on earth refer to every photocopying machine as a Xerox? Why do we refer to every internet search effort as Google it? Why is every detergent in Nigeria called OMO?

Different Birds of the Same Feather…

It probably makes a lot of sense to compare Murtala to Obasanjo, and to find out how much they truly differ in their personality, their character profiles, their value system and the way they view power...

The Unending Crucifixion of Indigbo

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Making Esan Agenda Fly

There is every indication that the unguarded spirited moves...

Nigerian Lobbyists: To Support or Condemn Nigeria?

Debates, occasional dissent and even protests, all form parts of some of the essential elements and ingredients of vibrant and vigorous democracy. This is welcome in Nigeria...

Latin America And Africa: The Need For Closer Cooperation

Critics and dissenters may be right in terms of some of the predatory nature of international trade and globalization, but it is hard to ignore the fact that trade and globalization is the source of much of the world’s prosperity...

Does Religion Necessarily Liberate?

I do spirituality but for a kaleidoscope of reasons I find religion confusing, confining, limiting, and in a lot of ways, contradictory...

The Future Beckons

The power of imagination cannot be over emphasized in...

Elections In Nigeria: A Case For Option A4

I had watched on television, with undisguised glee, where Professor Maurice Iwu opened his mouth and said his electronic system was better than option A4. That is a knowing lie! I guess he was in America when the option was used in 1993...

Fuel Subsidy Monsters Unmasked; Time For Action

Last week, President Goodluck Jonathan and his economic team finally ran out of excuses for inaction on the massive swindle of Nigeria by some crooked fuel marketers and their bureaucratic enablers...