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Sunday, 04 May 2025 04:43

Article of Faith: The mind of Christ (3) - Femi Aribisala

Can a man hide his thoughts from God? No! You cannot pretend in your thoughts. Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. (Ezekiel 11:5) As he thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverb 23:7) If you are a child of God, it will be evident from the abundance of your thoughts and the abundance of your speech. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34). Jesus said to Peter: “Get behind Me, Satan! You are…

Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:27

A tribute to my leader, my predecessor, and my pillar: Pa Ayo Adebanjo - Oladipo Olaitan

The passing of our revered leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has left a void that words alone cannot fill. He was not just a leader but a father, a mentor, and an unwavering pillar of strength in my life and in the struggle for a just and restructured Nigeria. Pa Adebanjo was central to my political journey, playing a decisive role in my election to the Federal House of Representatives and my emergence as Leader of the Alliance for Democracy in the House. His wisdom, guidance, and unshakable principles were the bedrock upon which many of us built our political careers.…

Friday, 02 May 2025 04:55

Atiku, not Tinubu, is the wrecking ball - Azu Ishiekwene

There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto – similar to Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, or even Rwanda, where the ruling parties are inflicting a slow, painful death on the opposition. Those who express this concern have given many reasons. The clearest and most troubling, it seems, is the wave of defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that has depleted the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Wave after wave Apart from Federal lawmakers from Osun to Kaduna and…

Thursday, 01 May 2025 04:49

Nigerian politicians cannot afford opposition - Abimbola Adelakun

Against the background of ongoing defections to the All Progressives Congress by politicians from the so-called opposition parties, we still harbour the fear of a one-party state as an imminent reality. The truth is, what we run is already tantamount to a one-party system, a short historical distance away from the military era, where the head of state, who creates political parties, also hands political parties their respective defining ideologies. The multi-party democratic system, planked as it is on the distinctiveness of ideas and ideologies between parties, and requires the independence of political agents. Contenders must have equal chances to…

Wednesday, 30 April 2025 09:53

As the one-in-a-generation leader, Ayo Adebanjo goes to his final resting place - ‘Sina Kawonise

As Nigeria prepares to lay to rest one of its most illustrious sons, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on May 3, 2025, the nation mourns not just a man but an institution—an unwavering symbol of integrity, justice, and relentless advocacy for true federalism. At 96, Baba Adebanjo departed this world, leaving behind a legacy that will continue to inspire generations. A Life of Uncompromising Principles Pa Adebanjo was a rare breed—a man whose public convictions were perfectly mirrored in his private life. From his early days as a Zikist to his evolution into one of Obafemi Awolowo’s most steadfast disciples, he remained…

Wednesday, 30 April 2025 04:29

Why the authorities fear social media - Agba Jalingo

Before the advent of satellite television, our viewing options were limited to just one or, at most, two TV stations: NTA and state broadcasting corporations. The diverse choices we enjoy today were nonexistent. In fact, state-owned media outlets typically commenced broadcasting around noon and signed off by midnight. The radio landscape was similar, dominated by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria, and various state-owned radio stations. The print media mirrored this situation, with the government-controlled Daily Times Newspaper and state-owned publications holding sway. Clearly, the entire machinery of information dissemination rested firmly in the hands of…

Tuesday, 29 April 2025 04:40

Abimbola Adelakun: A journey through time - Toyin Falola

Abimbola Adelakun left Ibadan, the city of Brown Roofs, to study and live a new life in Austin, the Bat City. Her next abode is now the Windy City, where she has accepted a prestigious offer at the University of Chicago. Let me take the story from the middle, as the beginning is too long. It is unusual in American universities to be retained for a job where you obtained your PhD. This is to avoid the inbreeding common in Nigerian universities where many faculty graduated from the same department, compromising integrity, reproducing tired ideas, and halting the transitions to…

Monday, 28 April 2025 04:20

‘One-party participatory democracy’ - Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

On 13 December 1972, Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, signed into law the Constitution (Amendment) Acts, numbers 3,4 and 5, ending the country’s First Republic and ushering in a new constitution for the country, which promised a “One-Party Participatory Democracy” under “one and only one party…., namely, the United National Independence Party (UNIP).” All of this was to be realised under an official ideology of “Humanism.” The previous day, Zambia’s Court of Appeal had thrown out the case brought by veteran nationalist, Harry Nkumbula, in his appeal from the decision of the High Court dismissing his case against the establishment…

Sunday, 27 April 2025 04:24

Hausas and Middle-Belters: Same people, same problems and same cries - Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

The Hausa people (or Hausawa) are the original and indigenous people of Hausaland, traversing the North-West, and parts of North-East and North-Central (or Middle-Belt) of Nigeria. They are the largest ethnic group in West and Central Africa. The Middle-Belt people (or Middle-Belters) are the indigenous non-Hausa, non-Yoruba and non-Igbo peoples of North-Central Nigeria. They are a conglomeration of different ethnic minorities, forming a transition zone between Northern and Southern Nigeria. Unlike the Hausa, who are ethnically homogenous and largely Muslims, Middle-Belters are ethnically, culturally and religiously heterogeneous. Yet, Middle-Belters share a lot in common with Hausa people. Both are very…

Sunday, 27 April 2025 04:21

Jesus Christ: Our everything - Taiwo Akinola

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God ~ 1Corinthians 1:23-24. Introduction In life, we all have to deal with the unexpected once in a while. See, it is one thing to boast of faith when all things are going great and wonderful, but it’s an entirely different ballgame when all vital indices are looking desperate, and one can only walk in the triumph of trust (Psalm 55:23). Remember Job! For as long…

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Sunday, 27 April 2025 04:20

Article of Faith: The mind of Christ (2) - Femi Aribisala

Paul is the chief exponent in the scriptures of the imperative to have the mind of Christ. He taught what he lived, so we have him as our chief example. Paul teaches that: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17). This new creation is new and will become new. He comes fully loaded but starts like a child, with everything needed to become a man already in place. In effect, if anyone is in Christ, he has the potential to become like Christ.…

Friday, 25 April 2025 03:25

Waiting for an African Pope - Azu Ishiekwene

It’s nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African pope. It happened in The Conclave, a film by Peter Straughan released in 2024, based on the novel by Robert Harris. Through the intrigues, rivalries and scandals of the plot, Adeyemi, a Nigerian cardinal at the Conclave, almost emerged as pope before a contestant snookered him with the scandalous love story involving him and a nun, Shanumi, who had a child for him while he was 39 and she was 19. If the plot sounds like something from…

Thursday, 24 April 2025 04:17

Nobody is talking about you - Tola Adeniyi

Most times, in our self-absorption, we assume that people are talking about us. When some of us enter a social gathering, we are so self-conscious in our exaggerated self-importance that we think that all eyes at the party are centred on us especially so, if we believed the designer-dress we adorned was the rarest attire in town. Actors, writers, newscasters, musicians and other artistes engaged in various genres of the performing arts belong in this category of people who believe that the world owes them attention and notice. Politicians, notorious for flaunting their presence on captured citizens also belong in…

Thursday, 24 April 2025 04:16

Pastor Poju doesn’t understand his terrain - Abimbola Adelakun

For a sermon that urges people to “understand their terrain”, it is ironic how many things Pastor Poju Oyemade got wrong in his message that compares realities between Nigeria and the USA. Most of the blowback to the respected pastor focuses on the controversial claim that Nigerian doctors are trained with a mere N500,000, but his sermon contains the same fallacious claims Nigerian leaders make when they relativise their country with advanced economies. It is one thing for the average talker on social media to construe subsidised medical education as a government charity to doctors, but it is another thing…

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