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Sunday, 14 February 2021 04:13

Okon runs riot in Ghana - Tatalo Alamu

You can trust Okon Francis Okon to mess up on the big occasion. As soon as the rogue was informed that he would be making his first international trip to Ghana, he became uncontrollable with excitement. But despite the spiritual and alcoholic fortifications, the mad boy developed a nasty fear of flying on the morning of the trip. The weather-beaten scallywag crept into snooper’s bedroom shaking and palpitating like an old corn mill. “Oga, Ghana, I no fit go again. I don visit Muri dem airport. I no fit enter dem iron bird. Dem Calabar gods no go gree make…

Sunday, 14 February 2021 04:12

Holy Ghost power for flight (2) - Taiwo Akinola

The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed ~ Psalms 28:8. Introduction: The place of the anointing of the Holy Spirit in accessing power for flight cannot be over-emphasised. In His out-workings, the anointing of the Holy Ghost strengthens, prefers, protects, defends, guides, enthrones, destroys yokes and bursts barriers. Furthermore, the anointing provokes and empowers great endings in any circumstance we may find ourselves anytime. Today, as you read this piece, may you be supernaturally repositioned to drink from the brook of the Holy Ghost, in Jesus Name. Amen. Genuine supernatural flight, bringing strange…

Friday, 12 February 2021 04:36

Nigerian bandits have their cake and eat it - Azu Ishiekwene

The fight against terror in Nigeria has been a theatre of the absurd. What began as a tiny spark of itinerant fanatics taking a pledge against western education mutated into a full-fledged non-state army currently ranked as the third deadliest globally. Yet, banditry is another fast-growing franchise. State response has also been as bewildering as it has been absurd. It has ranged from denial to extra-judicial killings and from regional joint task forces to the use of prayer warriors and mercenaries. And when you thought absurdity had reached its limits, a new idea has been added to the toolbox: compensation…

Friday, 12 February 2021 04:35

Paternity fraud: Okorodas on ‘trial’ - Michael West

Rather than receive empathy and consolation for being cheated and betrayed, hard knocks, castigations and reprimands have become the lot of Anthony Okorodas following the public declaration of his marital crisis that bothers on the paternity of his three grown-up children in his failed marriage. The narrative now is akin to a situation in which the cheated is being blamed, the guilty is defended and the victims being vindicated. In this wise, Okorodas, who was allegedly cheated and betrayed by his former wife, Celia J. Ototo, is now being vilified for being "selfish," being economical with the truth and for…

Thursday, 11 February 2021 04:19

Coming: The North’s Army of occupation? - Bola Bolawole

While thousands of citizens were being slaughtered in their homes like chicken by hideous and murderous Fulani herdsmen/Not a whimper was heard from the authorities/But when the long-suffering but exasperated citizens issued a quit notice to the bestial Fulani herdsmen/It was the Presidency that sprang to the defence of the common criminals! – Adapted from William Shakespeare’s “When beggars die/There are no comets seen/The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes (Calpurnia, in Julius Caesar, Act 11, Scene 11, verses 30 & 31). Shall we then say that the hapless citizens left unprotected, unsung, and un-mourned by the authorities…

Thursday, 11 February 2021 04:18

Leaked conversations from Aso Villa Demons’ annual general meeting 2021

Sitting at the recently-renovated presidential ante-room, the Aso Villa demons are having their annual general meeting for 2021. The ante-room is the new location where the president is forced to hold many of his meetings, so the rest of the villa is not exposed to the not-so-novel coronavirus. The meeting is to review their performance in the previous year and plan for the new year. The loud drums and unending laughter finally come to a halt, as the chief demon waves at other demons to take their seats. He goes on to deliver his first speech in 2021. “I’d like…

Tuesday, 09 February 2021 03:42

Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer - Paul Kagame

The current situation with regard to the access and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines vividly illustrates the decades-old contradictions of the world order. Rich and powerful nations have rushed to lock up supply of multiple vaccine candidates. Worse, some are hoarding vaccines – purchasing many times more doses than they need. This leaves African and other developing countries either far behind in the vaccine queue, or not in it at all. There are worrying signs of vaccine nationalism in Europe and North America. The pressures on political leaders to vaccinate all their citizens before sharing supplies with others is understandable. But…

Monday, 08 February 2021 03:58

Lest the Southwest explode in our face... - Bola Bolawole

“There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will move mountains. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will shake the world” France’s tragic hero, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, in response to a question, reportedly made the above statement regarding China. Napoleon died in 1821, so he must have made this statement on or before that date – but how prophetic, going by what we know of China today! Substitute “China” for “Yoruba land/South-west” and “the world” for “Nigeria” and you begin to understand that events capable of shaking Nigeria to its very foundation are…

Sunday, 07 February 2021 04:20

Nigeria’s cow war: Northern elites as Orogun Adedigba - Festus Adedayo

Oyin Adejobi, late Yoruba cripple thespian, renowned for his famous African alternative dispute resolution drama sketches called Kootu Asipa of the 1980s, once allegorized the story of how he became disabled. In Orogun Adedigba, (the wicked co-wife) an autobiographical movie, Adejobi narrativized how his mother’s jealously wicked co-wife puffed up the fire of a destructive potion that immobilized him for life. That singular malediction became the burden Adejobi shouldered for his 74 years on earth. Though the Osogbo-born thespian’s stepmother’s potion succeeded in crippling him but it couldn’t stop the realization of his life’s attainment. Iconoclastic Yoruba Kennery brand music…

Sunday, 07 February 2021 04:10

Baba Lekki solves another national conundrum - Tatalo Alamu

Okon: “Baba my head dey do gbigigbigi. Gobment na wicked people. Dem just dey treat us like dem war slaves from dem old Ohafia and Itigidi katakata. Baba as confusion wan break bone like this, who be dem police expectorate general?” Baba Lekki: “The Inspector General of Police is the retired Inspector General of Police”, Baba Lekki shot back point- blank and point-device. Something new always comes out of Africa indeed. The Nation

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Sunday, 07 February 2021 04:08

Holy Ghost power for flight (1) - Taiwo Akinola

And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing ~ Acts 8:39. Introduction: For long, the Church has known the realm of the spirit as a field of warfare, victory and recovery. However, we need to learn in addition that the Holy Ghost realm is also a realm of supernatural flight. And, we must truly discover this to fully enjoy it. Without doubt and in all reality, the Christian believers are members of the spirit environment (Hebrews…

Friday, 05 February 2021 04:24

Dialectics of ‘revolution’ and ‘democratic evolution’ - Edwin Madunagu

At the height of the armed insurrection against the American State in Washington on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, one of the armed rebels was recorded by the BBC as saying: “This country was founded on revolutionary principles. But it became civil when they got what they wanted”. The particular insurrectionary act was the armed attack, by a mob, on that country’s central parliament while in full session at the parliamentary building called Capitol. The Congress, as America’s central parliament is called, was in full session to confirm the election of the incumbent president’s successor. The incumbent president was Donald Trump…

Friday, 05 February 2021 04:22

Bobi Wine and the old African brew - Azu Ishiekwene

After the presidential election in Uganda, it dawned on me that there are two people in the country who don’t fear President Yoweri Museveni: one is his tailor, and the other is his political rival, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously called Bobi Wine. Museveni’s tailor makes his suits in complete disregard of tailoring measurements. It would appear that either the president doesn’t care anymore or he has given up on the person who dresses him. In politics, however, Museveni will not cut his rival any slack, making Wine perhaps the most dangerous and endangered man in Uganda at this time. Wine…

Friday, 05 February 2021 04:21

Okorodas: How to manage DNA trauma - Michael West

When the news broke out early in the week that a judge broke down in tears when he found out through DNA tests that his three children were actually fathered by another man or men, I wanted to ignore the story. This is because we have treated DNA issues just a couple of weeks ago. What a pity! I want to salute the man for being strong and for promising to sustain his fatherly support for them. For how long, he didn't mention but I guess it is for as long as the children recognise no other person as father…

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