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Locking the back door of the soul, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Locking the back door of the soul, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Everyone knew he was a ‘born again’. Looking back now, I suspect he wanted everyone to know. It was something he wanted to wear on his sleeve. He didn’t have the flamboyance of a guy whose job brought him in contact with Advertising Agencies and Marketing Executives of big companies. His dressing was neat but understated. He […]
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Not too many things wrong with us 

Not too many things wrong with us 

By Muyiwa Adetiba A teenager was recently gunned down in America. Two bullets reportedly hit him. One to the head and one to the shoulder. And had his survival instincts not made him scramble for safety, he probably would have been hit with a third bullet. His crime was being in front of a wrong […]

What happened to the way we were?

What happened to the way we were?

By Muyiwa Adetiba I happen to be one of those late March/early April people whose birthdays either compete or blend with the Easter celebrations. You can read that however you want. In my case, I prefer to blend since I don’t publicly mark my birthday. This year, it fell on one of the days of […]

Who is benefiting from religion in Nigeria?

Who is benefiting from religion in Nigeria?

By Muyiwa Adetiba Tomorrow is Easter. It is the last day of the Passion Week or Holy Week in Christendom which climaxes a six week Lenten season that has been dedicated to fasting, prayers and alms giving. The Muslim equivalent, called Ramadan, is about half-way through.    So for the two major religions in the […]

POST ELECTION BRUISES: The road to healing will be slow

POST ELECTION BRUISES: The road to healing will be slow

By Muyiwa Adetiba A face of a middle aged man tearing up his international passport in a video which has since gone viral stared at me. I don’t know whether what he did was criminal or not – it would at least be considered disrespectful and a desecration worthy of recriminations in some countries to […]

You can’t always get away with lawlessness

You can’t always get away with lawlessness

By Muyiwa Adetiba How many times have we seen vehicles, especially commercial vehicles run red lights as if they were not there for a purpose? How many times have we seen military vehicles speed recklessly on one-way streets thereby endangering the lives of those who have the right to that side of traffic, including pedestrians? […]