Columns

Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise abuse of power, by Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise abuse of power, by Dakuku Peterside

Sometimes, a nation confronts scandals that appear unrelated: corruption in one institution, brutality in another, and troubling questions of legality elsewhere. Yet beneath the shifting headlines, a deeper pattern may be emerging. Recent debate has involved allegations of corruption, extortion, torture, and degrading treatment in correctional centres; claims that constituency projects are distorting the federal budget; […]
Visible Articles 5 10 15
Still on Ibori

Still on Ibori

If the welcome party for Ibori has been planned without his knowledge (which I very much doubt) he should be conscientious enough to cancel the fanfare and should take a quiet route back to his home and contemplate his future of being a changed man

The Greatest Blessing of all

The Greatest Blessing of all

You want to see a man that is blessed, don’t ask what kind of job he has. Don’t ask how much he has in the bank.

Christians insist we are children of Abraham, even without doing the works of Abraham. We sing repeatedly: “Abraham’s blessings are mine. I am blessed in the morning, I am blessed in the evening; Abraham’s blessings are mine.” But since we have been appropriating Abraham’s blessings, we have not become rich. Something must be wrong somewhere otherwise Christians should be the richest people on earth today.

Get busy with God

Get busy with God

2017 is already on. A week is gone and we are left with 51 weeks. Brethren, what have you decided to do this year?

Declutter that Burden  – 8 Easy Strategies

Declutter that Burden – 8 Easy Strategies

By Janet Adetu Welcome to the New Year 2017, here’s wishing it a prosperous year ahead for you. It is the time to discover the new you, put the past behind and step into the new future. This is the season to declutter all those things that are silent burdens in your life, but you […]

Patience Jonathan’s penchant for politics and property

Patience Jonathan’s penchant for politics and property

Despite her seeming determination to stay away from the headlines, Mrs. Patience Jonathan apparently has nowhere to hide. Again and again, issues emanating from her husband’s five-year rule continue to propel her into the media. The latest incident was last Wednesday when a house in Abuja allegedly owned by her was ransacked by policemen.