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Sunday, 01 January 2023 04:59

Article of faith: Beware of hypocrites (2) - Femi Aribisala

Jesus did not have a big problem with sinners. He had a big problem with hypocrites. So, He warns us: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” (Luke 12:1). Religious people are hypocrites. Quoting Isaiah, Jesus says about them: “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” (Matthew 15:8-9). Hypocritical prayers God called me to a healing ministry, so I used to spend days fasting and praying…

Sunday, 01 January 2023 04:58

2023: What are we doing while time is passing? - Kola Oyefeso

It is a new year and the decibel of its roar, the chatter and cacophony is resonating the world over. We deserve to pat each other on the back for being among those fortunate to be part of a new year. Not everyone is as lucky for the renewal of the loan of Life, which we erroneously deem as a Gift. It is indeed a treasured loan; were it a gift we would have it ad-infinitum, but no one has been able to achieve such, because NOTHING survives the ravages of time, beside the Word of God. There is no…

Sunday, 01 January 2023 04:57

Sometime in my 50s, I became invisible to men. Here’s what I didn't expect to feel - Julia Williamson

“I started to have to say ‘Hello?’ at the register to get the cashier’s attention. ‘This is it,’ I thought. ‘I’ve become invisible.’” I didn’t notice at first. It’s hard to sense the lack of a thing, like when you don’t realize your headache is gone until an hour after it starts to recede. It’s not like I’d ever been a head-turner. Reasonably attractive, I’ve never stood out in the ways that make people either excited or uncomfortable. But I was pleasing enough (and pleasant enough) that I’d gather grins and glances. But somewhere in my early 50s, people just…

Friday, 30 December 2022 05:53

What you might expect in 2023 - Azu Ishiekwene

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be shaken to its foundations, but it will survive. The most problematic question for the party of course is who carries its presidential flag in the 2023 election, when President Muhammadu Buhari will step down…If Tinubu survives the ambush of the wolves in his party, the race is over – My precipitations, December 31, 2021 In the last three years, I have formed the dangerous habit of forecasting what the new year might bring, roughly speaking. The quote above was extracted from the piece I wrote on New Year’s Eve of 2022, six…

Friday, 30 December 2022 05:50

‘I’ve hit 60 – I’m officially an old fart and I’m going to embrace it’: the thing I’ll do differently in 2023

I’m 60 on 29 December. Wooohooo! For the past five years, I’ve already been thinking of myself as 60, and now I’m ready to truly embrace it. Presumably, on 30 December I’ll start thinking of myself as 70. It’s not that I’m wishing my life away. Far from it. Nor do I want to start acting like a batty eccentric, wearing purple with a red hat that doesn’t go, as in the Jenny Joseph poem. I’ve been happily clashing all my life. Yet there is something liberating about this landmark. A couple of weeks ago I went to Paris and,…

Thursday, 29 December 2022 05:45

Buhari’s parting gift of a bleak Christmas - Bola Bolawole

Whereas Christians in many parts of the world celebrate December 25 every year as Christmas Day or the day Jesus Christ was born, many Bible scholars deny that Jesus was actually born on Christmas Day (December 25). To shed some light on the issue, we ask some of the most commonly asked questions about the birth or nativity of Christ and give answers that scholars of the topic have offered. Was Christ born on Christmas Day (December 25)? “The birth of Christ is commemorated by millions of people around the world with Christmas celebrations on December 25. Yet, most scholars…

Thursday, 29 December 2022 05:43

The Buhari scam keeps unraveling - Abimbola Adelakun

On Sunday night presidential media aide released a statement to relay a Christmas Day event at the presidential villa. The otherwise routine release stated that President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mohammed Bello, and some residents of the nation’s capital. The statement contained the now tiring rant about how Buhari will not meddle in national affairs once his tenure ends. We have heard variations of this promise enough to wonder at the self-importance underwriting this repetitive claim. Who, really, is going to miss Buhari? Which one of even his lickspittle acolytes will tolerate his nuisance when he…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 05:57

Oil and the president we need - Femi Olufunmilade

Let me start by telling you the presidential candidate to reject outrightly if we don't want to deepen our sufferings as Nigerians. Any presidential candidate who says he will remove oil subsidy when elected should be ruled out as a viable candidate. It means importation of refined oil will continue its shameful reign under him. And the importers will be making a whale of income in a deregulated environment where a liter of petrol can cost N1,000, as pricing will be determined by the exchange rate of Naira to dollar. Refined oil is imported in dollars, as you know. So,…

Tuesday, 27 December 2022 15:21

How does Nwabueze’s tears on Atiku’s shoulder correct the restructuring errors of the past? - Olarinre Salako

This morning I came across the Premium Times article (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/296142-a-sobbing-embrace-the-story-behind-iconic-photo-of-ben-nwabueze-atiku-abubakar.html) again. It was first published November 2018. And the following came to my mind. Ben Nwabueze, professor of law,(now 91) in May 1966 allegedly wrote the Ironsi's Unification Decree 34 which ended Nigeria’s Regional Structure, and turned the country to a Unitary entity. The 1960/63 Constitution given by the Independence leaders ended. The ruination of Nigeria started earnestly. The failed Nzeogwu's coup, allegedly meant to correct the overzealousness and emotional inadequacies of the independence leaders, wasn't the actual problem. The Ironsi's Unification Decree 34, allegedly crafted by Nwabueze, was the…

Monday, 26 December 2022 06:31

Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga: Guilty as charged?- Bola Bolawole

Celebrated and accomplished journalists and writers, lawyers of immense stature, and professionals of all hues are stripping themselves and dancing naked on the altar of political partisanship; even those who pretend at calling them to order are no less guilty of similar offences! In writing this, may I also not fall into the same miry clay! The stakes are high; the presidency of Nigeria is touted as the most powerful in the whole world and, perhaps, the least accountable both to the people in whose name it holds power and to reason and commonsense. “L’Etat, c’est moi” (“I am the…

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Monday, 26 December 2022 06:28

N89trn heist and The Gudaji Ultimatum - Hassan Gimba

For the past two weeks, the gregarious Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure, a lawmaker representing Kazaure, Roni, Gwiwa and Yankwashi Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives and one of the most vibrant members of the House, has been trending. He came out with some papers and a story that sounded like a tale by moonlight. In an interview with BBC Hausa two weeks ago, the lawmaker disclosed that he was the secretary of a Presidential Committee on the Reconciliation and Recovery of All Stamp Duties. He also alleged that critical institutions such as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…

Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:14

Okon is debriefed at Idumota - Tatalo Alamu

For defrauding snooper during his last trip to Papa’s Land, we have been thinking of a suitable punishment for the wayward rogue. We decided to send him on a mission impossible, the type that Yoruba people normally send naughty children. He has been in an upbeat mood of late, wearing a superior smile and a new suit from the proceeds of his swindling racket. When snooper asked him the source of his new found affluence, he crowed, “Oga, man pikin be man pikin oo”. We decided we could no longer take his impish insolence. “Okon,” I called out to him…

Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:13

Emefiele’s terrorism mess - Festus Adedayo

If you read God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican, you would have a whiff of understanding of the battle that assails and the nature of the assailants of Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor. God's Bankers, written by Gerald Posner, is an expose on the Papacy and the Holy See, known to be the world’s biggest and the most impregnable religious institution ever. Posner, reputed to be a “master chronicler of legal and financial misconduct,” conducted a deep-seated investigation which lasted nine years, into how financial octopuses of the Vatican, known as God’s…

Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:12

What Jesus wants for Christmas - Max Lucado

Christmas and gift giving. The two have always been associated with each other for good reason. The magi gave Jesus the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The shepherds gave Jesus the gift of their time and belief. Mary gave Jesus the gift of her womb. The offerings seem practical. The wise men’s treasures could be used to fund the family’s escape to Egypt. The shepherds’ visitation would keep the family company. Mary’s womb would protect the growing child. But there is one gift that might appear a bit curious. The angels’ gift of worship. Suddenly, the angel was joined…

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