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Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:38

Understanding the dimensions of God’s exceeding grace - Taiwo Akinola

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all ~ Acts 4:33. Introduction: Every excelling greatness and noble accomplishment on earth are products of God’s grace. In fact, behind the making of any man or woman of significant impacts in God’s kingdom is the grace of God (1Corinthians 1:26-39). Grace is of paramount importance to human lives (Ecclesiastes 9:11; Psalms 127:1; John 3:27). Albeit, winning in life goes beyond human strength, smartness, physical resources, repeated trials, tireless input, and wisdom alone (1Samuel 2:9). Even though these are…

Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:37

Article of Faith: Paying the price (2) - Femi Aribisala

For how long are you going to look for people to lay hands on you? For how long are you going to look for people to pray for you? Grow up. The salvation of the soul is perfected: “In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.” (2 Corinthians 11:27). Jesus paid the price. Even though he was God, nevertheless he paid the price. “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.” (Hebrews 5:8) Heaven helps those who help themselves. That statement is in…

Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:36

Eulogy for Bishop Taiwo Akinola - ‘Sina Kawonise

Today, we gather to celebrate a remarkable milestone in the life and ministry of Bishop Taiwo Akinola as he is elevated to the esteemed position of Charismatic Archbishop. This occasion is not merely a recognition of his ecclesiastical achievements but a testament to a life devoted to faith, service, and the betterment of humanity. For over four years, Bishop Akinola has graced the pages of NewsScroll with his inspiring columns. Each sermon reflects not only his profound understanding of scripture but also his ability to convey complex ideas with clarity and warmth. His words resonate deeply with readers, often making…

Saturday, 02 November 2024 04:55

Epistemic violence: of slaves, colonial masters, and other stories - Seun Kolade

I was going to write this piece weeks ago, following the conference hosted by Sheffield Business School on the theme of decolonising management education. Natalie Wilmot had given a thought-provoking keynote talk in which she discussed the concept of epistemic violence and the concomitant idea of epistemic disobedience. I thought it provided a useful framework to revisit the impact of languaging in framing reality, normalising ideas, and shaping public consciousness about established knowledge. About sixteen years ago, I heard a Caribbean lady in a London school make an impassioned plea about the impropriety of the word “slave” as a descriptive…

Friday, 01 November 2024 04:48

Tight race: Letter from abroad to Michelle Obama - Azu Ishiekwene

Dear former First Lady, You asked the question that millions outside the US have been asking for weeks if not months: Why can’t America see former President Donald Trump for who he is – a congenital liar, a narcissist, a fascist, and a demagogue? At a campaign rally in Michigan on October 26, you criticised those holding Democratic candidate Kamala Harris to a higher standard than they have held Donald Trump despite his four chaotic years as president and his even more crooked lifestyle, long before that. “I’ve got to ask myself,” you said, “why on Earth is the race…

Thursday, 31 October 2024 04:37

Bayo Onanuga battles yet another media - Abimbola Adelakun

When you finally read The Guardian editorial that drew the ire of presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, you cannot help but wonder at his overreaction. For a Presidency that forged its path to power through journalistic propaganda, these people are too jumpy when they encounter media reports they consider unflattering. Even before being sworn into power, Onanuga had started gaming regulatory agencies against the media house that refused to drool before their almighty presence. An egregious instance was the NBC imposition of a N5m fine on Channelsat their prompting. If the court had not put paid to that nonsense, that is…

Wednesday, 30 October 2024 05:13

Why BAT is successfully inflicting pain on Nigerians - Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

Never have Nigerians experienced hardship, suffering and pain as they did under President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) and are now doing under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) lay a solid foundation of the current crises. He imposed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in July 1986, contrary to popular opposition. President Shehu Shagari of the Second Republic and General Muhammadu Buhari’s military administration had stubbornly resisted the implementation of SAP, especially the devaluation of the naira, despite intense pressures by President Ronald Reagan of the United States. Both were…

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 04:42

‘Do you know who I am?’ We do, infact! - Seun Kolade

That was the refrain from a certain Alex Ikwechegh, the Nigerian legislator representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency, as he repeatedly rained slaps and insults on Bolt delivery man, Stephen Abuwatseya, who had gone to deliver a parcel to the federal lawmaker. A lot is packed into that exchange, at the heart of which is a simple truth: the Nigerian political class disdains the average citizen, treats law enforcement officers as houseboys, and revels in impunity, in the confident assurance that nothing will happen. Well, something is happening in this fellow’s case, but it is not what you think.…

Monday, 28 October 2024 04:42

Wiked judges and Nyesomised courts - Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“A Judge shall avoid developing excessively close relationship with frequent litigants – such as government ministers or their officials, municipal officials, police prosecutors in any Court where the Judge often sits, if such relationship could reasonably create an appearance of partiality.” Rule 2.8, Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers in Nigeria (2016) Sylvanus Nsofor was a little known Justice of the Court of Appeal when he breathed oxygen into Muhammadu Buhari’s political aspirations with his dissent in the presidential election petition in 2007. Eight years earlier, he had launched a unique career in the history of political litigation in…

Sunday, 27 October 2024 04:35

The Guardian’s dog and rape of Lady Justice - Festus Adedayo

As I was concluding this piece, my eyes caught a presidential sledgehammer which landed on the head of Conscience Nurtured by Truth – The Guardian. In a release issued by the State House yesterday, authored by erstwhile Editor-in-Chief of TheNews, Bayo Onanuga, the newspaper was accused of a crime almost similar to what General Sani Abacha accused it of in 1994 which led to its closure. The “NADECO government” of Bola Tinubu merely rehashed the allegation. I will address it presently. All over the world, the Lady Justice is sacred, representing the divine order, law, and custom. It is also…

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Sunday, 27 October 2024 04:33

Rendering effective and rewardable services unto God - Taiwo Akinola

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord ~ 1 Corinthians 15:58. Preamble: Joyous accomplishments in God’s kingdom belong only to those who effectively labour in the fields of divine services, not to idle talkers who never get round to accomplishing anything for God, nor to armchair critics who relish badmouthing achievers and pointing accusing fingers to where the doers of good deeds got it wrong. Mere talk is cheap, and any idle mind can easily find free…

Sunday, 27 October 2024 04:32

Article of Faith: Paying the price (1) - Femi Aribisala

Have you ever been to an expensive wedding that was a no-holds-barred affair? I am talking about that wedding in which a fortune was spent. The champagne was ordered custom-made from France. The wedding cake was a three-story building. Forget about the wedding but tell me, what happened to the marriage? One year later, they got divorced. What a waste of money. All that expenditure went up in smoke. You did not know that the best man was a divorce lawyer. Have you not noticed that the rich tend to be more security-conscious than others? Why is that? They have…

Friday, 25 October 2024 04:54

Nigeria: Three stories, one message - Azu Ishiekwene

Three – maybe three and a half – stories go to the heart of why Nigeria appears stuck in a rut. And for some strange reason, all of them are rooted mainly in energy and power. The first is about a project, the Mambilla Hydroelectric Project. If you live in Nigeria – except you’re the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu – there’s a good chance you would have heard about this project, which is located in Gembu, Taraba State. In that case, there’s a chance you might also have heard that the national power grid, more in the news for…

Thursday, 24 October 2024 04:42

Wike’s war on beggars - Abimbola Adelakun

Each time another minister of the FCT declares yet another war on the beggars in the nation’s capital, I am reminded of Aminata Sow Fall’s famous novel, The Beggars’ Strike. The plot is built around a government that wants to get beggars off the streets so they can effectively promote tourism. The task of ridding the city of beggars falls on Mour Ndiaye, the Director of the Department of Public Health and Hygiene. He develops interest in the post of the vice-president of the country and consults a marabout who tells him he would need to give charity to beggars…

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