37 lives in custody: When the state becomes accountable to the dead, by Ejiro Ofoye
Nigeria is once again confronted with a tragedy that should trouble the conscience of every citizen: 37 people arrested over alleged illegal mining have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The immediate facts are disturbing. The suspects were arrested during enforcement operations around the […]
A catalogue of failures by buhari’s ministers – 1
IN 2016 and again in 2017, they collectively and individually deceived their Fellow Nigerians. Announcing “the biggest budget ever in the history of Nigeria”, they never told us they were not going to fulfill their promises. We failed to take notice in 2016 when the first budget prepared by this administration was a burst. We were too trusting; or as some of us thought, they lacked experience and would soon learn. But as we crawl to the end of 2017, it is becoming quite clear that these guys really intend to continue to lie to us.
When 2018 comes, let us thank God we survived
By Owei Lakemfa TENS of millions of Nigerians are in dire need. They do not know where the next meal will come from. They are not lazy, but there are no jobs. So when two industrial giants in a largely deindustrialised country take on each other in a fratricidal war, the death knell is sounded […]
Buhari, Boko Haram and the $1 Billion SNAFU
I had in mind this week, to reflect on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the arrest of the Chairman of Innoson Motors, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, by the Enugu station of that commission.
Praising the Lord
PRAISE HIM! The God who made you and formed you. (Deut 32:6). PRAISE HIM! The God who sees you. (Gen 16:13). PRAISE HIM! The God who watches you. (Isa 48:17). PRAISE HIM! The God who sustains you. (Ps 54:4). PRAISE HIM! The God who has kept you. (Gen 30:2). PRAISE HIM! The God who saves you. (Ps 51:14). PRAISE HIM! The God who blesses you. (Gen 49:25). PRAISE HIM! The God who has compassion on you. (Isa 54:10).
He might be a grandpa, but he’s better than most young men
It’s true you can’t help who you fall in love with.That’s why, once in a while you see a beauty-and-the-beast combination and wonder if a bit of madness – or “ African’ magic! – is not involved. Betty was only eight years old when her aunty visited with Ugo, her latest ‘catch’.
