Living in denial with loans and unimplemented budgets, by Adekunle Adekoya
ON October 1, the President made a broadcast to the nation about the state of the Nigerian state. In summary, the president said that “reforms are over, foundation laid for prosperity.” The president’s assertions have never been interrogated, except for sporadic attacks from leading opposition figures about specific items. I want to ask: What was […]
The anointing removes all afflictions
Brethren, it is still September, the month of fruitfulness. To me, and many women that I know, it is a special month. It is the month of my breakthrough which brought about the birth of my son, after 22 years of waiting on the Lord.
The Bible’s cause and effect theology
The bible is full of simplistic statements masquerading as God-given theological doctrines. Many of them are naïve and palpably false.
The futility and irrationality of revenge (5)
Apparently, Ironsi’s explanation was ineffectual: either the emirs and key members of the northern ruling elite doubted his sincerity or the Hausa-Fulani animosity against Ndigbo living in the north had reached the omega point or point of no return.
Poverty is a poor adviser
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” -Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Change begins with me: Have people heard?
The invitation by President Muhammadu Buhari to every Nigerian to introspect and engage in value re-orientation cannot be dismissed as many critics have attempted to do. This is because whatever pains the nation is going through today cannot be distanced from the contributory negligence of the people. As it was at the dawn independence, so it still is now that Nigerians are making no effort to reject our convoluted democracy.
