President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, asked Nigerians who he might have hurt in his near-eight-year misrule, to forgive him. Similarly, a section of the social media is asking for forgiveness for Aishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani. Dahiru is the woman who, before the April gubernatorial election re-run in Adamawa State, was considered a political exemplar and one who typified the assumed political purity of the female gender. Very few narratives of the concept of hurt and forgiveness are as gripping as the grisly story of Father Michael Lapsley. As he walked into the sitting of the Truth and Reconciliation…

I will give her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth ~ Hosea 2:15. Introduction: This year is rapidly advancing to a close, with the prospect of greater opportunities ahead. No doubt, it has offered diverse experiences to different people in very many distinct circumstances. Whatever the case, God is saying that our springs of joy and gladness are not gone forever. Please be informed that it is quite normal that certain experiences in the journeys of destiny show up with remarkable…

Causeless anger often relates to deep-seated sin, such as envy or pride. Malice refers to deep-seated anger that makes a man inclined to interpret the actions of another negatively. David brings his brothers some supplies from home, yet Eliab attacks him for coming to the war front. David replies: “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?” (1 Samuel 17:29). “But David, don’t you know your brother bears malice against you? Have you forgotten that although you are the baby of the family, it was you that the high priest anointed as the future king of Israel?” Joseph’s…

Central to Kole Omotoso’s ideological leaning is the belief that moral rectitude should naturally form the foundation of human identity. As I read his works, I see the emphasis on moral dignity to curb excessive behaviour from individuals, regardless of their cultural and philosophical backgrounds. If morality were an ideological overture, Omotoso would have been an apostle with loyal disciples, since he considers morality as the basis for civilisational ideals. Meanwhile, his moral perceptiveness includes a universal examination and critical repudiation of values favouring powerful minority elites at the detriment of the hapless majority. To that extent, what is considered…