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Sunday, 23 January 2022 06:17

Article of faith: God’s fullness of joy - Femi Aribisala

Joy is one of many things that only come from God. It is the fruit of God’s Holy Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23). That means it can only find true expression in those who have received Jesus as their Lord and Saviour and have been gifted with His Spirit. In effect, joy is one thing that many claim they have but do not have. This is because it is only God that makes us joyful. (Ezra 6:22). Counterfeits Since joy only comes from God, there are many counterfeits. Be suspicious of anything that gives you joy outside of Christ. There is no…

Friday, 21 January 2022 06:12

Shonekan was a riddle till the end - Dare Babarinsa

Ernest Adegunle Shonekan provided the confluence in which the two rivers of Nigerian history met. For him, power was a reward of a lifelong acquaintance with influence. He had climbed the totem pole for many years as the career technocrat in the giant United African Company (UAC) until 1980, when at the age of 44, he combined the two most powerful offices of the company as the Chairman and the Chief Executive. He shifted base to Abuja in 1993 as the Head of Government during the final lap of Ibrahim Babangida’s tortuous transition to civil rule programme. Then he became…

Friday, 21 January 2022 06:07

Why husbands often die first - Azu Ishiekwene

My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid any attention, until recently. Three weeks ago, we both visited a friend who lost his father on New Year’s Day. The deceased was over 90. We went in company with my friend and neighbour who also came along with his wife. We met two other friends at the home of the bereaved family. Before we departed, the five men - including our bereaved friend - took pictures. I didn’t make anything of it until the next day when I got a call…

Friday, 21 January 2022 06:05

'Callous men are devils, please run!' - Michael West

A Lagos based businessman called to ask for help because he wanted to "secure" his wife so she can always obey him. "When I had money, I was 'king' to her and her family but since things have not been rosy with me in recent times, my wife has become stubborn and confrontational. As we speak, she has refused to return from the East since we travelled for Christmas last December. Surprisingly, she said she is no longer interested in the marriage. Can you imagine? I want to 'secure' her so she can obey me and stop listening to her…

Thursday, 20 January 2022 06:22

Rice pyramids do not match up to reality - Abimbola Adelakun

In place of awe at the spectacular sight of the rice pyramids stacked in the FCT in preparation for the president to officially unveil them on Tuesday, Nigerians have mostly expressed cynicism. Something about those thousands of bags of rice piled in the open feels both unrealistic and out of touch with reality. First, almost all the media accounts of the Tuesday ceremony laughingly repeated the claim that there were up to one million bags of rice in those pyramids. How could that be? In the days Nigeria had groundnut pyramids, each was estimated to have been constructed from around…

Thursday, 20 January 2022 06:21

2023: Now that Tinubu will run...(2) - Bola Bolawole

Expectedly, it has been torrents of hails and brimstones since Bola Tinubu officially declared his intention to contest the presidency in 2023. Tinubu lovers have also responded in kind; “arguments for” and “arguments against” rent the air as the contenders compete for supremacy. The din is deafening and the atmosphere electric. The cacophony over Tinubu’s “life-long ambition” has crowded out other trending matters including, surprisingly, the Super Eagles’ good run at the AFCON taking place in Cameroon. Thus, Tinubu has become the proverbial new-born babe that calls attention unto itself when it steps out to be named (on the eighth…

Thursday, 20 January 2022 06:20

Putin to Ukraine: ‘Marry me or I’ll kill you’ - Thomas L. Friedman

Why is Vladimir Putin threatening to take another bite out of Ukraine, after devouring Crimea in 2014? That is not an easy question to answer because Putin is a one-man psychodrama, with a giant inferiority complex toward America that leaves him always stalking the world with a chip on his shoulder so big it’s amazing he can fit through any door. Let’s see: Putin is a modern-day Peter the Great out to restore the glory of Mother Russia. He’s a retired K.G.B. agent who simply refuses to come in from the cold and still sees the C.I.A. under every rock…

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:08

Why I won’t support or cast my vote for Tinubu - Babafemi Ojudu

I have seen a statement made by me, many years ago, to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Bola Tinubu making the rounds. Yes I did make that statement. And more of such will come in my autobiography. We, together, have seen good days and bad days. Tinubu and I have come a long way and we have been there for each other. So let no one use my acknowledgment of his good deeds and my refusal not to support him in his bid for Nigeria presidency to portray me as a betrayer. Tinubu remains my leader and I will…

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 06:17

2023: I too want to run… - Steve Nwosu

And why not? Tinubu is running. Atiku is running. Anyim is running. Saraki is running. Kalu is running. Umahi is running. Okorocha is running. Moghalu has been running. Dele Momodu is running. Tunde Bakare is running. Fashola is running. Fayemi is running. Tambuwal is running. Wike is running. Amaechi is running. Bala Mohammed is running. Yahaya Bello is running. Kwankwaso is running. Sule Lamido is running. El-Rufai is running. Even Femi Okunnu’s daughter is running. I think I should also run. In fact, I’m running. I will consult my people later, so that they can ask me to run. The…

Monday, 17 January 2022 06:12

The secrets of intangible wealth - Ronald Bailey

We have been talking about the Rule of Law for some weeks now. Today, I give Ronald Bailey, an American libertarian science writer, who has written or edited several books on economics, ecology, and biotechnology the chance to show to us how the rule of law makes people wealthier. Please read. Hassan Gimba: A Mexican migrant to the U.S. is five times more productive than one who stays home. Why is that? The answer is not the obvious one: This country has more machinery or tools or natural resources. Instead, according to some remarkable but largely ignored research -- by…

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Sunday, 16 January 2022 06:17

Why Bola Tinubu must never be Nigeria’s president - Festus Adedayo

So I was at the Alausa Governor’s Office in Lagos. Accessing the governor was like seeking needle in a haystack. His Press Secretary sent words up that an irritant interloper had come to ferret response to a newsmagazine’s damming expose on the governor. After hours of waiting, a commissioner (names withheld) sauntered in and met me where I sat immovably like Mount Kilimanjaro. “You can’t write that story,” he began in a steely voice sauced with veiled threats. “Go back to Ibadan. We will talk to your boss.” That was how the story never saw the light of the day.…

Sunday, 16 January 2022 06:15

Wisdom for supernatural expansion - Taiwo Akinola

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ~ Isaiah 54:2. Introduction: I have long discovered that any person, under God, who really wants something done will find a way to do it. Conversely, people who don't plan for any accomplishment on earth will equally find plenty of excuses. We must stand right to do and experience something today that our future selves will thank us for. Happily, beloved, our season of supernatural expansion is here! Alleluia!! Supernatural expansion means spreading out, developing…

Sunday, 16 January 2022 06:14

Article of faith: God did it (2) - Femi Aribisala

Let me first address the contrarian who says if God is the author of everything, how can man be held responsible for his actions? Such a dilemma arises from knowing neither the scriptures nor the power of God. (Matthew 22:29). The God of the Bible is the uncaused cause of everything. The power of God ensures that God’s determinism never contradicts man’s responsibility. God not only makes us do the evil we want to do, He also makes us do the good we do not want to do. In this equation, the devil is merely a servant of God. He…

Friday, 14 January 2022 04:34

Sylvester: Why we can’t walk away from this crime scene - Azu Ishiekwene

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, would like to close the case of the suspicious death of Sylvester Omoroni Jr., and simply move on to something else. He’s surprised there's pushback and can’t understand why. Odumosu said the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had advised that the evidence provided was insufficient to charge the suspects for murder. Why hang suspects merely on public sentiments when five weeks of police investigations, arrests and detention of the suspects, and autopsies in two different states have not established a prima facie case against them? On the face of it, Odumosu…

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