Perhaps the place to start is to thank Idris for the message. It is the sort of text message which engages the columnist in dialogue in a manner that would make it impossible to hide – if he accepts the challenge contained in the message. I gladly accept because we are at a crossroad in our history and anybody who has an idea must place them on the table for all to read and either accept or reject – based on the merits of the arguments.

I find it astonishing that anyone who knows God would subscribe to a doctrine of predestination. But this is precisely what Paul does in his ep-istles. He maintains God predestines some people to salvation and others to condemnation: “God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.” (Rom. 9:18). I beg, most sincerely, to disagree.

She believes there will be no change unless individuals begin to see themselves as agents of change. Oyo State-born Mrs.Adebola Awokoya, a registered nurse who practiced in New York until two years ago when she decided to return to Nigeria, is passionate about selfless and mutual love. She shared her experience with Vista Woman recently. Enjoy:

Consequently, if measures are not taken expeditiously to cut down drastically the cost of governance, Nigeria would be bankrupt. That said, between 2008 and 2010, the most serious security challenge the country confronted was kidnapping by Niger Delta militants.

When we put out, the other week, some readers’ responses to our piece on the annual agony Federal Government pensioners go through in the verification exercise, we thought it was a closed issue on our part for the time being. We had created the awareness of the problem, and it was left to the federal government to show genuine concern and make amends. To our surprise, publishing those reactions triggered off even more reactions from pensioners.