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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…

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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Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:10

Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given! - Taiwo Akinola

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder ~ Isaiah 9:6. Introduction The age-long Christmas story is unlike any other story told throughout the annals of time. It’s central kernel, which is the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, is the opening stanza of the New Testament salvation song. It is quite unforgettable, and it has held several generations of men and women in their sway. Charles H. Spurgeon said: "The greatest and the most momentous fact which the history of the world records is the fact…

Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:09

Article of faith: Beware of religious hypocrisy (1) - Femi Aribisala

Jesus warns against religious hypocrisy: “You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip, and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.” (Luke 12:2-3). A hypocrite is a play-actor, a pretender, and a deceiver. He is formally and outwardly religious, but inwardly insincere and unrighteous. Hypocrisy is acting like something that we are not. It is harmful because it speaks of a terrible heart condition. The hypocrite knows the right…

Friday, 23 December 2022 05:47

Western hypocrisy loses in epic Qatar match - Azu Ishiekwene

The shenanigans were always there, but until FIFA president, Infantino Giovanni, called them out in his down-to-earth press conference in Qatar, they remained the elephant in the room. The hint of displeasure goes back 12 years ago when Qatar won the bid, defeating Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States. That outcome was unexpected. The Persian Gulf is good news for Western oil and gas supply and tales of mysticism and Arabian opulence, but an Arab World Cup was a different matter altogether. European interests pounced. They immediately insinuated that the process had been compromised and later expressed discomfort…

Thursday, 22 December 2022 05:36

Of old times, old flames, sweet and bitter memories (2) - Bola Bolawole

Every trip I make to my home town of Owo brings bitter-sweet memories. Time heals wounds but some broken hearts never mend, like Don Williams crooned. "Some broken hearts never mend/Some memories never end/Some tears will never dry..". Time may heal wounds – or temper its pains but it never completely erases them; memories may fade but they never completely go away; outward tears may cease but what of the ones that keep gushing out in the inner recesses which ordinary eyes cannot see? In the life of every man or woman, there is one love that never dies. How…

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