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Thursday, 24 June 2021 05:04

Transparency, openness, and accountability: JAMB’s shining example - Bola Bolawole

“If I had to choose between a government without newspapers and newspapers without government, I wouldn't hesitate to choose the latter” – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd United States of America president (1801 – 1809). A government that gags the press has something to hide. Any government that vilifies the media has skeletons in its cupboard. You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide. Good conscience fears no foe but the sinner runneth even when no one pursueth. So, a government that runs from the media is a government that has sinned and which does not want its sins…

Tuesday, 22 June 2021 05:39

Let us separate peacefully - Tola Adeniyi

At one point or the other every known political leader in this contraption created by British commercial interest and greed, has described Nigeria as a mistake, a mere geographical expression, a marriage of contradictions, a clog in the wheel of the nationalities forcibly yoked together, an unworkable entity, or an outright tragedy. There is no negative word in the dictionary of every language spoken in the Nigeria space that has not been used to describe the country viewed as a giant zoo with tigers and sheep, hyenas and pigs, hawks and chickens locked up in one borderless and un-demarcated cage.…

Monday, 21 June 2021 05:40

What explains America’s antagonism toward China? - Zhang Jun

Last month, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee officially backed the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, which labels China a strategic competitor in a number of areas, including trade, technology, and security. Given bipartisan support – exceedingly rare in the United States nowadays – Congress will most likely pass the bill, and President Joe Biden will sign it. With that, America’s antagonism toward China would effectively become enshrined in US law. The Strategic Competition Act purports to highlight supposed “malign behaviors” in which China engages to attain an “unfair economic advantage” and the “deference” of other countries to “its political…

Sunday, 20 June 2021 05:58

Okon and wild Rastafarian nabbed on Democracy Day - Tatalo Alamu

To Opambata Police Station near Alapere where Baba Lekki was engaged in a battle of will and wits to free Okon and a feral Rastafarian calling himself Jah Jamaica over subversive activities on Democracy Day. The sparse demonstration ended in brisk dispersal and in tears and teargas as the police clinically steamrolled the protesters, forcing a few of them to sit on the wet grass. Democracy Day began on a tense and uneasy note with police issuing stern orders to troublemakers to keep off the street. It was a strange way to celebrate democracy, with an ill-tempered law enforcement agency…

Sunday, 20 June 2021 05:53

The TB Joshua I knew (I) - Bola Bolawole

Monica (not real name) took me to the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN or Synagogue, for short). One of her daughters had demonstrated signs of Sickle Cell anaemia (SS) and, ooh, how she ran from pillar to post! She patronised hospitals to no avail, spending a fortune. Then she heard of TB Joshua and the Synagogue and decided to visit. Anything and everything – just to receive help. And she did believe she received help. Whatever anyone said did not matter to her. On my first day at the Synagogue I asked many questions. Most of the people around…

Sunday, 20 June 2021 05:51

Reincarnating Mugabe, the Black Hitler, in Lai Mohammed - Festus Adedayo

Let them hate me, as long as they fear me – Caligula, Roman Emperor (37 to 41 AD) All through history, even with the advent of modernism, despots who hate the power of free speech always have their own version of repressive ancient monarchies’ abenilori. These were the ones entrusted with the task of beheading opponents, literally or metaphorically. While Robert Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe had his in Minister of Information and Publicity, Jonathan Nathaniel Mlevu Moyo, President Muhammadu Buhari has Lai Mohammed, his Minister of Information and Culture. History recorded that Mugabe’s Moyo lent himself as a tool in…

Sunday, 20 June 2021 05:50

Total deliverance on Mount Zion (2) - Taiwo Akinola

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm ~ Acts 28:5. Introduction: Defeat is not really bitter, until you swallow it. Satan has no power to force anything on you if you learn to resist him firmly, walking by faith and not by sight. In the evergreen story of Paul’s miraculous escape from the shipwreck on the high sea off the coasts of Asia, he and his companions eventually found themselves on the Island of Melita (Acts 27:1 - 28:10). And, there, a viper fastened itself to his hand. That was an unusual trial of…

Sunday, 20 June 2021 05:48

Article of faith: Redeemed from death to life - Femi Aribisala

How many times have you heard these kinds of testimonies? “Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! God has blessed me with a brand new car.” “My wife just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.” “Glory be to God; I have just been promoted at work.” These testimonies are invaluable, but you must admit they are run-of-the-mill. In the first place, they are not limited to believers. Unbelievers also buy new cars, have children, and get promoted. But there are testimonies that separate the sons of God from the sons of men. Those testimonies are usually preceded by a death, after which…

Sunday, 20 June 2021 05:47

I thought I knew my dad. The pandemic taught me I was wrong

Jenna Ryu It took me a year of quarantining to understand great father-daughter relationships can transcend distances. My dad was always present in my life emotionally but not physically. That's because he was always working. Like many immigrants, my dad, who moved here from South Korea, came to this country with the goal of creating a better future for his family. This meant working undesirable hours, taking late-night shifts and, ultimately, sacrificing time with me. I remember when he would come home late and miss dinner, eventually mustering the energy to eat instant ramen alone in the middle of the…

Friday, 18 June 2021 05:53

The Minister’s code - Azu Ishiekwene

There’s a growing feeling in high political circles that the media is too free for its own good, and maybe also, for the good of the country. As a result, there are attempts on multiple fronts to save the media from what, for lack of a better description, may be called diarrhea of freedom. Those worried about this “excessive” media freedom make no distinction between the media as an institution and citizens vigorously – and yes, sometimes, despicably – expressing themselves on social media. They are also not concerned about the constitutional provision that requires the press to hold the…

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Friday, 18 June 2021 05:52

2023: Bola Tinubu and the cost of political miscalculation - Sanusi Muhammad

The godfather of Lagos politics, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in 2015 led the Southwest into an alliance with the North to birth the All Progressive Alliance (APC). His decision, evidently, was informed by the expectation that the two geopolitical regions will share power, invariably to the exclusion of the Eastern bloc. And ultimately that he, or the Southwest, will take power by the time the North completes two terms in 2023. But it has proved to be a miscalculation. Certainly, power play is about conspiracies and alliances. Tinubu is well within his right to do what he thought would best advance…

Friday, 18 June 2021 05:50

Tope Alabi speaks as ‘Oniduro’ song soars - Michael West

Initially, I didn't want to delve into the controversy over the gospel hit song, "Oniduro," because I have intervened behind the scenes in concert with other stakeholders in gospel music ministry. However, I discovered that online media would not allow the dust to settle calmly. I want to state that Tope Alabi, Adeyinka Adesioye a.k.a Alaseyori and Tolu Adelegan are all members of the same family of God and they belong to the same calling – singing ministry. They all profess to hear, receive and be led by the Holy Spirit. Until now, I didn't know about Tolu Adelegan who…

Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:44

Twitter: As Buhari shoots self in the foot... - Bola Bolawole

I wouldn't know if you have read the piece below on the Twitter ban or suspension by the FG. In summary, it states conclusively that the Muhammadu Buhari administration only cut its nose to spite its face; was kobo wise but pound foolish; and that, all considered, the president and his advisers leaped into the dark before they looked. They thought to harm Twitter but ended up shooting themselves in the foot. Ever read William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice? Liken Buhari to Shylock who thought he had a glorious opportunity to kill an adversary, the anti-Semitic merchant, Antonio, but in…

Monday, 14 June 2021 05:46

Igangan massacre: Who is to blame? - Bola Bolawole

The Igangan massacre of hapless and harmless Yoruba citizens by suspected Fulani herdsmen and terrorists armed to the teeth has come but the vibrations may not go away for a long time to come. Although casualty figures vary from one report to another, I have it on good authority that life was lost on both sides. As usual with the President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC administration; mum's the word! Not a word of condolence to the victims! Not a syllable of condemnation for the criminals, murderers, and instigators of this unprovoked assault! But had the narrative been the opposite, the Presidency…

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