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In the old days, kids used to talk across the courtyard with two empty milk cans strung together by a...

“How I wish For a Church of the poor, and that the Church were poor…How I wish for a poor...

True Christianity is not a religion.  True Christianity is a relationship.  It is a relationship with God. I am 60...

Your Eminence, Cardinal Onaiyekan and Esteemed Pastor Bakare: Greetings. Pardon this public approach to matters I could have taken up...

As the merger of the country’s major opposition parties crystallized a few months ago into a mega party known as...

Rationale To all intents and purposes the behemoth “privatisation” has been variously described, differently practised with geocentric connotations and generally...

One of the most important foundations of any civilisation is history. If we do not know our own history, who...

“I detest being defined strictly by my colour...” It’s time to leave the stage. The past year I kept you...

For the two years I have written on this page from the outside, I can attest to the freedom and...

"We need to be careful in this country and avoid causing unnecessary commotion through needless disagreements between our security agencies...

In my private and public spaces, I have been an advocate of political participation by those who so desire, as...

Our discourse will today focus on culture. Before delving deeply into the topic of marital stability let me start by...

What is the purpose of government? Given the intensity of the arguments on all sides of this question, I suppose...

I feel very sorry for people like Douglas Anele who maintain God does not exist.  At university, I was a...

Something quiet, subtle but historic  happened in our country  on Wednesday March 20th 2013. On  this  day, amidst great expectations and...

For the kind of country we have now, everyone should be an active citizen. I wrote at the beginning of...

“Surely, God’s heart is broken by what he sees when he looks down upon us.” I am a Christian. In...

Nigerians are justifiably outraged at the pardon of Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, ex-governor of Bayelsa State. Alamieyeseigha was governor from...

The first quarter of the fiscal year has practically ended, yet Nigeria and Nigerians are yet to know how the...

I grew up under my grandfather's ancient pear tree in the Nigerian village of Uwessan. The tree's roots were massive...

Few weeks ago, the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad asked the Federal Government to grant members of the militant group, Boko Haram,...

“A country driven by Children of Anger is far more desirable than one driven by Children of Apathy.” There is...

 In Nigeria, the power of the political class is determined by how economically robust one is…” The expectations of citizens...

Mr. Ahmed Gulak, the Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, can be a very dangerous man as is evident from...

“The criminals in our midst are unconscionable.” For at least three decades, enthusiasts of Nigeria’s visual arts scene have been...