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Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:58

Diezani’s underwear and Buhari’s Mecca prayer for peace - Festus Adedayo

A photograph forcefully elbowed itself into the media space during the week that just ended. It was that of President Muhammadu Buhari looking heavenwards, his two hands spread in total supplication to God, his countenance sober. He had arrived the Islamic holy city of Makkah on Thursday to perform the Umrah (lesser Hajj). Makkah, which houses the Mosque of the Holy Prophet Muhammed, is regarded in Islam as the second holiest mosque in the world. According to the president’s Media Man Friday, Garba Shehu, Buhari reportedly spent quality time embroiled in the rituals of fervently praying to God for “return…

Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:56

Behold, I will do a new thing! - Taiwo Akinola

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert ~ Isaiah 43:19. Introduction: God always craves for His people to enjoy an ever increasing dimension of His goodness in their supernatural experiences with Him (Galatians 6:15). He is ever eager to do new things in their lives (Proverbs 4:18). In this regard, I intuitively sense that a remarkable time is here, and new things are gathering momentum in the spiritual horizon right now, especially for God’s people who…

Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:55

Article of faith: The calling of a Christian (2) - Femi Aribisala

“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.” (Mark 12:29). Everything about the Christian faith is one: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6). God hates the double-minded. He despises the double-tongued. The believer’s eyes must be single and focused. Accordingly, there can only be the same calling for every believer. Once a man meets the Lord, it is time to start praying for him that the eyes of his understanding may…

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:53

Why this silent water runs deep? - Azu Ishiekwene

Vanguard, like many businesses, has had difficult moments and one that I remember clearly was the exit of its iconic editor, Frank Aigbogun, in 1998. After about seven years at the helm, Aigbogun left behind such huge pair of shoes it seemed unlikely that revered publisher, Sam Amuka, fondly called Uncle Sam, would easily find a fit. Toye Akiyode, Aigbogun’s predecessor, had tried to steady the brand from the teething problems of its founding days. Aigbogun built rapidly on Toye’s successes and made Vanguard a household brand, especially favoured among women. After Aigbogun’s tenure as editor, the task of his…

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:52

Tiwa Savage in the heat, breeze of sex scandal - Michael West

Let me start by confessing that I am a fan and admirer of Tiwa Savage. I appreciate her vocal prowess, softness, artistic profundity and hitherto scandal-free career until her marital crisis erupted in 2016 which threw her into the league of single moms, now available and searching for love again. Tiwa is a well exposed artiste. She presented herself as a home-groomed and a typical Yoruba woman steeped in esteemed cultural and societal values until she started having messy encounters after her failed marriage. Watching her from a distance, I don't know if she actually merits the 'good girl' impression…

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:51

Tax the rich! - Peter Singer

The opening of the global economy over the past 30 years enriched multinational corporations, which have been able to shift profits to wherever the corporate tax rate is lowest. The G20 can take one step toward remedying that by accepting the proposed 15% minimum rate, but it should go much further. “The taxation system has tilted toward the rich, and away from the middle class, in the last ten years. It is dramatic, and I don’t think it’s appreciated. And I think it should be addressed.” So said the billionaire investor Warren Buffett 18 years ago. He illustrated his claim…

Thursday, 28 October 2021 05:50

APC, PDP congresses: Matters arising - Bola Bolawole

If morning shows the day, then, the penultimate week’s congresses of the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), leaves a foreboding that all may not be well in 2023. The screaming headlines in most of the leading newspapers painted a frightening picture of what to expect from our political gladiators from now down the line to Election Day in 2023 – that is, if apocalypse postpones and Doom’s Day tarries! The headlines, which were ominous, include: “Violence, protests rock APC congresses, factions battle in states – Abiodun, Amosun supporters clash in…

Thursday, 28 October 2021 05:48

What exactly will eNaira achieve? - Abimbola Adelakun

Months after the Nigerian digital currency, the eNaira, was announced, they still have not told us what exactly it can achieve that is not already possible. From everything they have said so far, eNaira seems like a duplication of existing efforts in the electronic banking sector. After an initial false start and several technological hitches, Central Bank of Nigeria finally launched the eNaira on Monday at the State House in the Federal Capital Territory. The occasion was a chance to address the question of the point of the eNaira but President Muhammadu Buhari did not go beyond echoing the same…

Thursday, 28 October 2021 05:47

For God’s sake, who needs eNaira? - ‘Tope Fasua

After all, the naira as is, is already quite digital, isn’t it? Nigeria does have one of the most sophisticated financial systems in the world – especially in terms of payment systems. This is probably necessitated by the fact that because of our low per capita income and the informal structure of the economy, so many Nigerians altogether have to make millions of small transfers daily, especially to dependants. In developed countries, this is not the case. A typical worker abroad has all the debits – for rent or mortgage, insurance, taxes, tenement, loans and so on, set up such…

Tuesday, 26 October 2021 05:42

Between two heirs and the son of a ‘home tailor’ - Oyeyinka O. Fabowale

A verbal tiff between two prominent Nigerian politicians recently threw up a debate on which counts or counts more in judging the worth of a person and his importance to the society – his pedigree or personal character and accomplishments? The two gladiators who stirred the controversy are no other persons than Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK). Wike had likened the ex-minister to his late dad; the flamboyant former Deputy Premier of the defunct Western Nigeria in the First Republic on whom, he hung the infamous credentials of duplicity, treachery and unorthodox and…

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Sunday, 24 October 2021 06:08

Reincarnating Constable Ifeanyi at the Lekki Toll Gate - Festus Adedayo

Oga, mek we kill am!, the gangling police constable had told my father. This was sometime in the early 1980s and the scene was the ever busy Ilesa-Akure expressway, in the old Oyo, now Osun State. My father, an Inspector in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), headed the Ilesa Signals Corps of the police. However, short of officers to lead police patrols, in the light of the ever-bludgeoning criminal activities in the Ife-Ijesa zone of the time, the Divisional Police Officer authoritatively yanked the Inspector from his signals unit office drudgery. He then drafted him to the road. On this…

Sunday, 24 October 2021 06:06

From victory to victory! - Taiwo Akinola

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ ~ 1 Corinthians 15:57. Introduction: Naturally, life is full of challenges, difficulties and trials. But, as believers, we have the unfailing assurance of triumph and victory in our journeys through life (2 Corinthians 2:14). Victory is very sweet, defeat is painfully bitter! That is why, no matter the challenges we face in life, God always wills that His people should shout ‘victory’ at last. He helped saints of old to victory — Moses, David, Elijah, Elisha, Joshua, Samson, Deborah, Esther, Paul, Peter etc; He can…

Sunday, 24 October 2021 06:04

Article of faith: The calling of a Christian (1) - Femi Aribisala

If you answer the phone and discover that the call is from the president of your country, you can imagine how excited you would be. Your mind might make a 100-metre dash, concluding that the call is about some appointment or promotion, or something of grandeur and prestige. You might Walter Mitty that: “The president wants to make me the Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Or he wants to make me a strategic and powerhouse minister in his government. It can also be that he wants to make me the Board Chairman of some highfalutin parastatal.” When King…

Friday, 22 October 2021 05:45

The Editor in a time of crisis - Azu Ishiekwene

This topic reminds me of two recent personal incidents. I was in the office on the morning of Tuesday, July 13 when a colleague rushed in with his phone. He seemed quite animated, but there was also an edge of anxiety about him as he thrust his phone forward, stopping mid-speech, and asking me to speak with the caller. I didn’t know who it was. So, I motioned to my colleague to end the call first and sit down. He did, collected himself, and spoke. A federal minister, one of the very influential ones in this government, had just called…

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